West Coast
Gorsebusting: volunteers ghosting an invasive weed in Okarito
A West Coast volunteer project to rid a lagoon of an invasive weed, is bringing people and businesses together across New Zealand. Okarito Lagoon is swamped by gorse. It's threatening biodiversity… Audio
Courts may force Significant Natural Area issue on West Coast
The Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee will probably be forced by the courts to go back and include significant natural areas left out of the combined district plan for West Coast councils.
West Coast shop damaged by sudden flooding
A shop owner on the West Coast is dealing with the damage of half a metre of water flooding inside, after a severe storm overnight.
More Hector's dolphins found dead
Two more Hector's dolphins have been found dead on South Island beaches.
Deluge along South Island's West Coast as Aucklanders feel the heat
Auckland recorded its hottest April temperature since 1998 yesterday afternoon.
Permission to discharge milk among regional council's new consents
Westland Milk Products will be able to discharge milk waste to land from its Hokitika factory under a renewed consent.
'The sea level is not going to rise so don't worry about it'
A Westport Rating Joint Committee discussion on the town's proposed flood protection scheme has prompted regional council chairman Allan Birchfield to claim "the sea level is not going to rise so…
Man missing for three weeks found dead
A 64-year-old man recently reported missing on the West Coast, has been found dead.
'Get on and get it done' - West Coast councillors on Buller River protection works
Frustrations boiled over yesterday as West Coast councillors heard delays in emergency repairs to protection works in the lower Buller River had left Westport vulnerable to another extreme weather…
Westport scheme test case for govt as co-investor in flood protection around NZ
The business case for the Westport flood protection scheme is being viewed as a test case by the government.
West Coast DHB orders inquiry into closure of Ziman House rest home
The West Coast District Health Board has ordered an independent inquiry into the way it organised and communicated the closure of Ziman House rest home at Reefton Hospital a month ago.
'Excellent progress' on controversial new hospital, DHB says
The project to to replace Westport's old hospital finally got underway in 2020, after years of delays.
Fiordland tourist operators keen to put 'diabolical' years behind them
The tourists are coming back, but will one of the country's most special destinations be ready for them?
Consent sought for Franz protection
The West Coast Regional Council has applied to itself for resource consent for first phase works of a Government-funded $12.3 million project along the Waiho (Waiau) River to protect Franz Josef…
Hokitika mayor pushes Buller mine
Westland Mayor Bruce Smith says a mine in Buller could be a game changer for the region and its ports, and is urging a look at "the bigger picture".
West Coast health workers picket over pay deal with DHBs
About 20 West Coast District Health Board workers mounted a "union solidarity placard picnic" outside Grey Base Hospital during their lunch break today.
'So surreal': Tourism operators in Westland prepared for a slow recovery
South Westland businesses say the border reopening dates mean they can start edging out of survival mode after two years of hanging on by their fingernails.
West Coasters explore new business opportunities during pandemic
Financial uncertainty has not deterred some West Coast business owners who have taken the plunge and set up shop in the midst of the pandemic.
Slight relief for West Coast DHB as new midwives fill critical gaps
Two new midwives are expected to start work in Greymouth soon - a bright spot for the West Coast DHB in trying to recruit staff across a number of areas.
‘Non-urgent’ public health work on hold at West Coast unit
"Non-urgent" public health work by the West Coast-based Community and Public Health unit is on hold as staff are diverted to the national Covid-19 response, the West Coast DHB has heard.
