West Coast
Westland prepares for Gita
Severe weather warnings are in place, with ex-tropical Cyclone Gita expected to hit our shores tomorrow. Audio
Penguin trust reviews sponsorship after fishers charged with ill-treatment
The West Coast Penguin Trust is reviewing the sponsorship it receives from the owner of a fishing vessel at the centre of claims around the mistreatment of sea birds.
Bid to stop new coal mine overturned in High Court
One of several legal attempts to block a new coal mining venture on the West Coast has failed, but campaigners say the fight to stop the mine is far from finished.
Port of Westport to close to foreign shipping
Buller District Council has voted to revoke the security status of its port, meaning ships from overseas will no longer be able to enter the West Coast town.
New slip closes SH6 between Fox Glacier and Franz Josef
A new slip has closed State Highway 6 between Fox Glacier and Franz Josef, close to where another slip closed the road earlier this month.
Government blocks land sale on Denniston Plateau
The government has blocked the sale of 19 hectares of land on the West Coast to a coalmining company.
Clean up focus for West Coast on Waitangi Day
West Coasters will mark Waitangi Day with a working bee to clean up beaches around Greymouth following last week's storm.
West Coast counts the cost of storm
Tens of thousands of plastic bags were left on Cobden Beach following ex tropical cyclone Fehi last week. West Coasters will mark Waitangi Day tomorrow with a working bee. Audio
Sea of plastic threatens Grey district after storm
Grey district is fighting to prevent an environmental disaster caused by last week's West Coast storm.
SH6 reopened, freeing 500 trapped tourists
Tourists stranded in Haast for the past 48 hours have finally been able to leave the town after the state highway reopened earlier this morning. Video
Westport couple may lose home after king tide floods
Four homes on Snodgrass Road have been deemed unliveable by the Buller District Council after flood waters submerged them during yesterday's storm. Video, Audio
True force of waves shown in tiny settlement of Fox River
Whole trees washed up on the road, tarseal was "ground up" by waves, and sand covers the roads as if the beach never ends. Conan Young reports from Fox River, Westport. Video, Audio
Hundreds stranded in Haast for second night after slips
Hundreds of people are stuck between the towns of Fox and Haast after massive slips cut off the towns leaving them without power and phone coverage and with no means of outside communication. Video, Audio
Storm Fehi aftermath
A look around at the worst hit areas following yesterday's storm. Audio
Update on the tourists stranded in Haast
Most of yesterday's terrible weather has passed but on the West Coast the destruction has left at least 600 tourists trapped in the town and another 117 are trapped in Fox Glacier. Audio
Thousands of plastic bags unearthed by wild weather
Tens of thousands of plastic bags have been unearthed on a West Coast beach, sparking environmental concerns.
Storm Fehi: Westland dairy factory loses power
The Westland dairy factory has ground to a halt because of powers cuts, and says some farmers will have to dump milk.
Wild weather across the West Coast
Hari Hari farmer Murray Wyatt says the storm quickly got worse, ripping trees out of the ground. RNZ reporter Conan Young explores just how extreme the weather was on the West Coast. Video, Audio
In Buller: 'We had half a metre of water in the stables'
The storm surge which hit the West Coast today is unlike anything Buller residents have seen, with sea water inundating some homes and the surrounding area, they say. Video
