West Coast

West Coast District Health Board operations manager Philip Wheble said those presenting at the hospital had "quite complex" needs.

Additional orthopaedic operations for West Coast residents have been carried out in private hospitals in Christchurch in the past month, as Greymouth hospital attempts to reduce waiting times…

More wet weather means the slip at Lyell on SH6 remains "highly active", Waka Kotahi says.

Reefton has bucked the trend with a 40 percent increase in visitor spending during the pandemic.

Western parts of the country have been urged to brace for severe thunderstorms tomorrow, with forecasts predicting heavy rain, hail and potentially a few tornadoes.

The proposed $26 million Westport flood scheme will not provide uniform flood protection across the town, a report says.

Snow forecast over the next few days means a large section of the Milford Road will close overnight from today.

Westland Milk will stop collecting milk from Gloriavale next week to coincide with the end of the current milking season.

Preferred options to protect Westport with a new flood protection scheme to ring-fence the township will cost at least $26 million.

Franz Josef farmers are watching helplessly as their land washes away after the government withdrew $12 million for new river protection it promised following a devastating 2019 flood.

West Coast residents are being asked to prepare emergency bags, to stay off the roads, and are being offered sandbags as heavy rain continues to fall.

Two senior Gloriavale leaders have resigned from their senior positions within the Christian community.

The West Coast Regional Council has been warned it risks losing government 'shovel ready' money for urgent infrastructure projects - including new floodwalls at Franz Josef Glacier and Westport -…

A $23 million hard circle embankment option for the proposed Westport flood protection scheme, has been presented to key stakeholders.

Gloriavale's leaders have offered a public apology for failing to protect victims of labour exploitation and sexual abuse.

The trust supporting former members of the Gloriavale community is surprised a former Christian School principal has not been struck off the register for twice endorsing a teacher he knew had sexually…

Cabinet approved $294,000 and has allowed the council to use underspend from an $8m government funding package provided following the July 2021 floods.

A "lot of potential work" is seen necessary to repair and improve stopbanks on the Whanganui River flats near Hari Hari.

Local Government NZ has assured it is working for the interest of West Coast councils on the issue of three waters reform.