West Coast
SNA debate set to boil over again on West Coast
The committee coming up with one combined district plan for the West Coast is "being watched" on how it provides for significant natural areas (SNAs) in the proposed Te Tai o Poutini combined district…
Ulltra-fast broadband lands in Haast
West Coasters from Fox Glacier to Haast now have access to ultra-fast broadband.
Police want witnesses to fatal crash near Greymouth
Police are calling for witnesses after a woman was killed and three people injured in a crash near Greymouth.
High value soil zones added to new West Coast district plan
Areas of highly productive land on the West Coast are being included in the new combined district plan for the region.
Gorsebusting: volunteers ghosting an invasive weed in Okarito
A West Coast volunteer project to rid a lagoon of an invasive weed, is bringing people and businesses together across New Zealand. Okarito Lagoon is swamped by gorse. It's threatening biodiversity… Audio
Courts may force Significant Natural Area issue on West Coast
The Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee will probably be forced by the courts to go back and include significant natural areas left out of the combined district plan for West Coast councils.
West Coast shop damaged by sudden flooding
A shop owner on the West Coast is dealing with the damage of half a metre of water flooding inside, after a severe storm overnight.
More Hector's dolphins found dead
Two more Hector's dolphins have been found dead on South Island beaches.
Deluge along South Island's West Coast as Aucklanders feel the heat
Auckland recorded its hottest April temperature since 1998 yesterday afternoon.
Permission to discharge milk among regional council's new consents
Westland Milk Products will be able to discharge milk waste to land from its Hokitika factory under a renewed consent.
'The sea level is not going to rise so don't worry about it'
A Westport Rating Joint Committee discussion on the town's proposed flood protection scheme has prompted regional council chairman Allan Birchfield to claim "the sea level is not going to rise so…
Man missing for three weeks found dead
A 64-year-old man recently reported missing on the West Coast, has been found dead.
'Get on and get it done' - West Coast councillors on Buller River protection works
Frustrations boiled over yesterday as West Coast councillors heard delays in emergency repairs to protection works in the lower Buller River had left Westport vulnerable to another extreme weather…
Westport scheme test case for govt as co-investor in flood protection around NZ
The business case for the Westport flood protection scheme is being viewed as a test case by the government.
West Coast DHB orders inquiry into closure of Ziman House rest home
The West Coast District Health Board has ordered an independent inquiry into the way it organised and communicated the closure of Ziman House rest home at Reefton Hospital a month ago.
'Excellent progress' on controversial new hospital, DHB says
The project to to replace Westport's old hospital finally got underway in 2020, after years of delays.
Fiordland tourist operators keen to put 'diabolical' years behind them
The tourists are coming back, but will one of the country's most special destinations be ready for them?
Consent sought for Franz protection
The West Coast Regional Council has applied to itself for resource consent for first phase works of a Government-funded $12.3 million project along the Waiho (Waiau) River to protect Franz Josef…
Hokitika mayor pushes Buller mine
Westland Mayor Bruce Smith says a mine in Buller could be a game changer for the region and its ports, and is urging a look at "the bigger picture".
West Coast health workers picket over pay deal with DHBs
About 20 West Coast District Health Board workers mounted a "union solidarity placard picnic" outside Grey Base Hospital during their lunch break today.
