West Coast
Search for climbers hampered by weather
Worsening weather today could affect the search for three missing climbers on Aoraki Mount Cook. Audio
Christmas in the West Coast town of Otira
Lester Rowntree bought the entire West Coast town of Otira earlier this year - including the hotel, hall, fire station and 14 houses on 20 hectares of leasehold land. This week they celebrated the… Audio
Andris Apse: shooting the south
New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland. Audio
Four years after Pike explosions fight for re-entry diminishes
Mine experts and families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine are unsure whether to keep fighting for entry into the mine. Audio
Drilling into the Heart of the Alpine Fault
An international team of geologists, led by New Zealand, is drilling deep into the Alpine Fault to study the inner workings of a plate boundary fault. Audio
Alpine Fault drilling aims to probe inner workings
One of the first ever attempts to probe the inner workings of a major fault before it ruptures is underway in the small West Coast town of Whataroa. Audio
Pike families exhausted, but still hopeful of recovery
A spokesperson for Pike River families says they're holding on to the hope of a recovery effort and for charges to be laid over the disaster. Audio
Loss of Air NZ flights described as "nail in the coffin"
Regional business people say Air New Zealand's decison to axe services to three provincial towns is another nail in the coffin for the regions. Audio
Air NZ says it will help any new operators take over routes
Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon says the airline will help any new player looking to take over the regional domestic services to Westport, Whakatane and Kaitaia that it will abandon. Audio
Westport community leader on loss of Air NZ services
Westport farmer and former general manager of the Buller Community Development Company, Bruce Hamilton, says the loss of Air New Zealand services to Westport will be felt by local businesses and… Audio
Air New Zealand chief explains axeing
All services will end to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport in April, and flights to Taupo, Palmerston North, Nelson, Hamilton and Whangarei will be pared back. Audio
Air NZ axeing flights to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport
Air New Zealand is axeing all its flights to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport. Audio
Bill Reid: flying dynasty
Helicopter pilot (like his father, and son) who tells his story of deer recovery, mountain rescue, fire-fighting, heli-fishing, and movie work in the book Born to Fly. Audio
CTU lawyer: Standard of proof may be too high
As has been reported the Prime Minister has signalled any Pike River litigation case could be publicly funded. Audio
Greymouth's mayor reflects on another 'watershed' day
The decision not to re-enter Pike River Mine and recover the bodies of 29 miners has been described as a 'watershed moment.' Audio
MP says accountability now on the minds of families
Listening to that was Labour's MP for West Coast-Tasman, Damien O'Connor Audio
Greymouth community welcoming some closure
Greymouth residents say the decision to leave the Pike River Mine sealed may allow people to move on, four years after 29 men died in the explosions at the mine. Audio
Decision to leave mine sealed may give Coast change to move on
The decision to leave Pike River mine sealed will finally allow the West Coast to move on, four years after 29 men died in the explosions at the mine. Audio
Families reluctantly accept decision against re-entry.
The Government has initiated the first steps towards legal action over the Pike River disaster that could ultimately see the managers of the mismanaged coal mine being sued. Audio
