West Coast
The West Coast's Covid-19 'war room'
An employment hub is being set up on the West Coast to help businesses and workers affected by the Covid-19 lock down.
Running the West Coast during lockdown
From midnight tonight civil authority on the West Coast will be vested in just two men and those they command.
Restoring Granity's Lyric Theatre
Volunteers in a small West Coast town have been working hard to restore a heritage theatre. The Lyric Theatre stands in the heart of Granity, a small seaside mining town about a half hour north of… Audio
Greymouth hospital opening delayed again to repair earthquake restraints
The West Coast's new hospital opening has been delayed until September after defects in its non-structrural earthquake restraints were discovered.
Lung cancer diagnosis after 10-month illness
A Karamea husband is calling for accountability after a woman who has spent 10 months shuttling between doctors was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
Buller hospital details helicopter flights
West Coast DHB flew 78 patients from Buller to other hospitals by helicopter last year - at a minimum cost of $5455 per trip.
DHB to look closer at suicide cases
The West Coast DHB is to take a closer look at cases of suicide in the region at the urging of two board members.
No more renting of baches 'making people jump up and down'
The owner of one of 26 historic West Coast baches is considering legal action against a decision that removes owners' rights to rent them.
Documenting the West Coasters living off grid
Along the South Island's rugged West Coast live a community of people whose self-sufficent way of life is being captured on film before it passes into history. Audio
Fox Glacier township access misinformation raises winter worries
Fox Glacier businesses are worried that tourists believe access to the town is shut, making what could be a hard winter even harder.
DHB recruiting 'rural generalists' to solve doctor shortage
The West Coast District Health Board is planning to tackle a shortage of hospital doctors with a new breed of medics: rural generalists.
Iwi reps pull the pin on West Coast Conservation Board
The West Coast Tai Poutini Conservation Board has cancelled its scheduled next meeting at short notice - for the first time in memory - after a walkout by Ngāi Tahu representatives.
Rain on the way, but not the way it's needed
Forecast rain over the next 48 hours is unlikely to break the drought in Northland but could cause further headaches for Westland.
Storm warning: Uesi set to deliver rain, gales to South Island
Drought-affected Northland and Auckland are expected to miss out on rain from an ex-tropical cyclone which could deliver more bad weather for the West Coast and Fiordland this weekend.
'A great injustice' - no recompense for wetland owners
The Conservation Minister is ruling out compensation for West Coasters whose land has been newly classified as a significant wetland or natural area.
Overdue Greymouth hospital expected to open soon
Preparation to open Te Nikau Grey Hospital and Health Centre begins this month.
Forest and Bird claims wetlands erased 'under our noses'
West Coast landowners have wiped out more wetlands in the past 20 years than in any other region, Forest and Bird claims.
Flooded Milford Sound leaves visitors stranded
A state of emergency has been declared in Fiordland after flooding cut off the only road out of Milford Sound, leaving more than 380 people stranded.
West Coast power outages, highway closed by heavy rain
Heavy rain on the West Coast has caused power outages, threatens the water supply, and has closed part of SH6.
West Coast councils say conservation board is too 'green'
West Coast council mayors and chairs want changes to the their local conservation board, protesting that it's too "green". They've put up candidates they say would be a better fit.
