West Coast
Haast woman seized the rental car keys off a tourist
A Haast woman seized the rental car keys off a tourist after getting such a fright she recorded the wayward driving on her cellphone. Audio
Foreign drivers over represented in southern road crashes
Ministry of Transport figures show more than a third of road crashes in Westland between 2009 and 2013 involved foreign drivers. Audio
Stages: Greymouth's Barrytown Hall has played host to everyone from Blerta to Trinity Roots
The Barrytown Hall on the South Island's West Coast has been hosting bands since the early '70s, fuelling demand from the area's alternative lifestylers. Audio
Dispute over West Coast graveyard
A West Coast council says it's working to sort out a dispute over the ownership of part of a graveyard sold to a private owner. Audio
Latest on the Flock Hill fire
Firefighters are using thermal imagery to identify hotspots and say they're pressing hard in the fight against the Flock Hill Station blaze near Arthur's Pass. Audio
Great Walk as Pike River memorial, maybe
A Great Walk for trampers could be created as a Pike River mine memorial, though it would pass close to where teenagers died in the Cave Creek tragedy. Audio
C is for Caves
Kieran McKay: A veteran cave explorer whose team discovered New Zealand's deepest cave system in the Kahurangi National Park last year.
Hamish Campbell: A GNS Science geologist explains why New… Audio
Heat and wind set back firefighters' progress
Strong wind gusts and hot temperatures yesterday have set back fire fighting efforts against the Flock Hill Station blaze near Arthur's Pass. Audio
Days of work ahead for Flock Hill firefighters
Firefighters are continuing to tackle the 3-hundred hectare fire at Flock Hill near Arthurs Pass and say it could take up to another five days to put it out. Audio
Arduous task for hose-lugging firefighter
Strong gusts of wind and warmer temperatures are causing hotspots to reignite at the high country blaze near Arthur's Pass. Audio
Wind gusts reigniting hotspots in Arthur's Pass
Wind gusts have been reigniting hotspots in Arthur's Pass, slowing down ground crews moving in where aircraft have been battling the high country blaze. Audio
Hopes Flock Hill fire will be contained today
Extra firefighters from have joined the effort to tackle the large blaze burning on Flock Hill station in Arthur's Pass. Audio
Fire still burns in Arthur's Pass but it's mainly under control
The fire, near Arthur's Pass in Canterbury is now mostly contained, but is still burning. Audio
Update on fire near Arthur's pass
The Department of Conservation's technical fire support officer, Craig Alexander, says the hard work really starts this morning as six teams of firefighters work with heavy machinery, to cut down… Audio
Fire fighters to go on the ground tomorrow
Fire fighters say thanks to the work of helicopters and planes and a break in the weather, a large scrub fire near Arthur's Pass is now under control. Audio
Firefighters stop Flock Hill fire spreading further
In nearby Castle Hill, Terrie-Ann Dean is staying with her family at a bach. She told Radio New Zealand her family feared the fire would spread, after seeing a tree explode. Audio
Police investigate who started Arthur Pass fire
Police investigating how a big fire started near Arthur's Pass yesterday afternoon want to speak to two cyclists and a person driving a tractor who were all seen close to where the flames first… Audio
Large fire near Arthur's Pass
As we have been reporting this morning a large fire near Arthur's Pass has tripled in size overnight and it's now burning over three to four hundred hectares Audio
DoC coordinating efforts to control fire
A fire technical support officer for the Department of Conservation, Craig Alexander, is helping to coordinate efforts to bring the fire under control. Audio
