West Coast

A man who removed a whale fossil from a West Coast riverbank has apologised for his actions, but the exact fate of the treasured taonga remains unknown.

The West Coast Regional Council is keeping an eye on 'seepage' of the floodwalls around Franz Josef Glacier village.

A $30 million claim against West Coast Regional Council by a hotel, after its former Franz Josef site was flooded, puts the entire community on the line, council chief executive Heather Mabin claims.

A Jobs for Nature project is transforming what has been a weed-infested wasteland alongside the Hokitika River.

The Employment Court's chief judge yesterday visited Gloriavale to better understand the evidence presented in a case brought by six former members who claim they were exploited, treated like slaves…

NIWA data during flooding in 2021 showed Buller River had the largest river flows in New Zealand in almost 100 years.

A Gloriavale woman admits private conversations that deviated from their beliefs could be shared with leaders.

A billion-dollar business that underpins the West Coast economy is under threat for want of better flood protection on the Hokitika River.

A Gloriavale mother has denied cutting all ties with her daughter after she chose to leave the West Coast commune.

Six former members claim they lived in slave-like conditions on a gruelling rotation of domestic duties.

Borehole drilling has resumed at Pike River Mine, as part of the investigation to determine what caused the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.

The sinking of the ex-fishing trawler Grace on Monday and any associated risk of fuel spill was not notified to the West Coast Regional Council on Tuesday. The fishing boat...

West Coast leaders say planned flood protection schemes at Westport and Franz Josef will not lose out, despite the government reprioritising spending in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle in the...

Former Gloriavale Christian School principal Faithful Pilgrim is expected to give evidence in the next phase of an Employment Court case resuming today.

A year after the February storm hammered the middle section of the track, washing away bridges and damaging the track surface, the Department of Conservation is on course to have the track open again.

Investments, the draft annual report and the status of 'shovel ready' projects were among the topics on the agenda of the West Coast Regional Council's meeting this week.

The West Coast Regional Council says it is aware of 'seepage" from a stopbank at Franz Josef.

Fears are being raised about continued tenure of some family baches on conservation land.

The Grey District Council has been assured the proximity of a dump, taking asbestos and toxic material to the Greymouth water treatment plant, poses little risk.