West Coast

The West Coast Regional Council says it is committed to resolving issues with the Taylorville Resource Park after the private landfill was found to be leaching contaminants into nearby land.

The formal all-of-government response to the Gloriavale Christian community on the South Island's West Coast has come to an end.

Victims of a sexual predator in the Gloriavale Christian community who has now been jailed have described him as an opportunist who used the vulnerability of his victims to exploit them.

The Grey District Council wants a private landfill urgently shut down after it was found to be leaching contaminants into nearby land.

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown told the mayor it was not the government's problem.

The regional council says West Coast whitebaiters owe it more than $40,000 in unpaid fees.

A meat processing plant is being investigated after the company admitted making up water monitoring reports.

Two men have been arrested on the West Coast after a police operation into the sale and supply of illicit drugs in the area.

Some landowners were recently caught by surprise when the proposed West Coast district 'one' plan deemed sections of land as Outstanding Natural Landscape.

Mining company TiGa has reapplied for a resource consent for an open-cast mine at Barrytown, north of Greymouth.

Police are still investigating, but say the property had smoke alarms and fire extinguishers.

The woman was travelling the South Island with her husband, who escaped the blaze unharmed.

The Westland District Council has resorted to designing special kea proof bins in a bid to keep the cheeky taonga out.

A swastika painted on Kirwans Hut was among the "mindless" vandalism at huts.

West Coast leaders have called for more detailed information backing an updated coastal hazards rule for the region after submitters overwhelmingly opposed it.

Years of challenges to create an enduring memorial are finally overcome as families open a memorial track.

A walking track and cycle trail dedicated to the 29 miners who perished in the 2010 Pike River mine disaster opens today.

It came less than a year after the Backcountry Trust undertook a major revamp of the hut.

Company says its mine will bring more than 70 new jobs, but residents are worried about health and environmental risks.