West Coast
Westport reacts to Stockton mine news
Our reporter Georgina Stylianou is in Westport, and was outside the meeting waiting for the workers to come out. Audio
Westport's Stockton miners dealt another devastating blow
A hundred miners are losing their jobs as the country's largest opencast coal mine axes more than a quarter of its workforce. Audio
Hokitika rental strain
Expansion at Hokitika's milk factory is thought to be behind a shortage of rental properties in the West Coast town. Audio
Bad news expected for Solid Energy miners
Solid Energy staff from Westport's Stockton mine are bracing themselves for the company's restructuring announcement today. Audio
Hounding Gloriavale
West Coast religious community Gloriavale is getting massive media attention. We ask religious historian Prof Peter Lineham of Massey University if putting the pressure on will change its reclusive… Audio
Cave Creek commemorations a time to reflect on safety standards
Yesterday marked 20 years since a Department of Conservation viewing platform collapsed and plunged into a gorge at Cave Creek near Punakaiki on the West Coast. Audio
20th Anniversary of Cave Creek tragedy.
Today marks 20 years since a Department of Conservation viewing platform collapsed into a ravine in the Cave Creek area near Punakaiki on the West Coast, killing 14 people. Audio
Dick Martin: tunnellers
Son of WW1 sapper Bertram Martin, one of the New Zealand Tunnellers. Audio
Teenager died after post-operation monitoring stopped
The mother of a West Coast boy who died because he wasn't monitored properly after surgery is demanding more accountability for medical staff who make mistakes. Audio
Mistakes leading to the death of a teenager in hospital
The West Coast District Health Board admits the death of a 15 year boy after a routine appendix operation is a tragedy that should never have happened Audio
DOC worried about viabilty of venison recovery industry
The Department of Conservation says Fiordland's feral venison recovery industry could be on the brink of collapse, a potential disaster for conservation. Audio
Catastrophes lay bare many truths
Rebecca Macfie, Lloyd Jones and Gaylene Preston discuss dealing creatively with tough stuff through non-fiction, family memoir, and television drama at the 2014 Christchurch Word Writers and Readers… Audio
Playing Favorites with Mel Parsons
Singer and songwriter recently returned from tours of Canada and Australia, and embarking on a nationwide 22-date tour in support of her third album, Drylands. Audio
Franz Josef says WDC can't have quake safety both ways
A Franz Josef shop owner's questioning why local businesses are being allowed to operate at all if the Alpine Fault makes it too risky for them expand and develop. Audio
Franz Josef people say fault plan will leave them stranded
People living in Franz Josef are accusing the Westland District Council of misleading them over an Alpine fault plan they say will leave them stranded. Audio
Crown heads to Hokitika to apologise for Parihaka jailings
The Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika for illegally incarcerating men from Parihaka in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio
The Moa Mania of 1993
In January 1993, publican Paddy Freaney claimed to have sighted a large moa near Lake Brunner on the South Island's West Coast. (First broadcast 1993) Audio
Solid Energy says job losses inevitable
Inevitable. The word Solid Energy's chief executive, Dan Clifford used yesterday when talking to MP's at a parliamentary select committee about the prospects of further job losses at the state owned… Audio
Hooves and heroes
The Karekare Beach races had been an annual fundraising event for the tiny beachside community for nearly 30 years, but due to dwindling numbers, time was called in 2013. But with the local surf club… Audio
Haast residents frightened by tourist drivers
People living on the South Island's west coast are so concerned about some of the driving by tourists that they're having to take matters into their own hands. Audio
