West Coast
'Standing room only': Packed meeting over closure of Reefton aged care home
Reefton people desperate to save their only rest home packed into a meeting on Tuesday.
Franz Josef landowners angst over flood strategy: ‘It’s ruined our equity’
Waiho Flat landowners have expressed angst and frustration as they watch their devalued land "going down the river" despite a West Coast Regional Council promise four years ago they would be…
The valuable mineral you've never heard of sitting under a small West Coast town
An Australian mining company predicts this town could have up to 5 percent of the world's supply of antimony.
Iwi defends Māori sites amid Grey District protest
Poutini Ngāi Tahu has defended Māori sites of significance after the Grey District called for them to be cut from the West Coast's proposed one district plan.
Town's only aged care home closes
Reefton's aged residential care (ARC) facility, Ziman House, is now permanently closed.
West Coast mine proposal gets council go ahead
It follows an earlier rejection of an Australian mining company's proposal to mine mineral sands from Barrytown Flats north of Greymouth.
Fury over HDC findings: 'My wife died, she never had to'
Kent Vickerman is furious at the outcome of the Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner's investigation into his wife's death.
Driver dies after crash on State Highway 6 at gorge
One person has died after a crash on State Highway 6 on the West Coast on Saturday.
Level of contamination ‘not known’ in about 70 percent of West Coast sites
There are still big gaps in the knowledge about the number of contaminated and environmentally hazardous sites on the West Coast.
West Coast enters recovery mode following wild weather week
Some of the ranges have recorded up to a metre of rain in just three days, multiple roads have been closed in Westland and slips have left people stranded, Niva Chittock reports from Harihari. Audio
Rain warnings remain in south as bad weather hits north
More rain is forecast to fall on the West Coast overnight and orange heavy rain warnings remain in place for Buller, Westland and Southland.
'Big bureaucracy': Rising council staff numbers called out
An increase in West Coast Regional Council staff numbers to almost 80 has been called out by a senior councillor.
MetService warns more rain on the way for soaked West Coast
MetService is predicting more heavy rainfall on the West Coast on Thursday as a slow moving front between Westland and Fiordland is forecast to move northwards.
Gerry McSweeney runs Wilderness Lodge at Lake Moeraki
Long time resident Gerry McSweeney runs Wilderness Lodge at Lake Moeraki. Audio
'Stop this before it kills people': Bullying rife at Buller High School, students say
A pupil says about 40 students, mostly in the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies, are being bullied by their peers.
Heavy rain warning for Westland likely to move to red - MetService
MetService says the West Coast is likely to see intense rain overnight, with an increased likelihood an orange heavy rain warning will be escalated to red by Wednesday morning.
West Coast emergency staff preparing for deluge
The region's emergency management group manager says the forecast rain is a huge amount, even for the West Coast.
The region with a targeted rates increase of 539 percent
West Coast ratepayers face targeted rates well above the 27 percent or 44 percent general rates increase proposed by the regional council - particularly in Westport.
'Heavy, long-lasting rain' to pile in on West Coast - MetService
Emergency Management teams are ramping up ahead of a major weather system set to bring days of heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country from Tuesday.
Ratepayers must decide: 27% rates hike, or 44%?
West Coast ratepayers face an either 27 percent or 44 percent rates hike after increases were "held artificially low for too long".
