West Coast
Choppers over wild places up for airing by Conservation Board
The vexed subject of air traffic over wilderness areas is high on the agenda at next week's meeting of the West Coast Tai Poutini Conservation Board.
Greymouth highway partially reopens after slip
The mayor of Grey District says businesses and residents will be relieved that a major road in and out of Greymouth is now partially open.
'DOC have got enough land' - West Coasters rally against proposal
The Westland and Grey district mayors have hit out at the possibility more West Coast land could be classed as a significant natural area. Audio
West Coasters rally against 'one size fits all' environmental policies
Thousands of farmers, miners, forestry workers and West Coast residents gathered in Greymouth this morning, for a rally against what they say are 'one size fits all' government policies.
Coasters plan DIY sand bank to counter erosion
A West Coast community that's facing a massive bill to stop erosion, is taking matters into its own hands.
Power to the People
Born and bred Reefton sparky Greg Topp is part of a team of locals who formed the Reefton Powerhouse Trust in 2011. Their goal is to restore the old hydro scheme on the Inangahua River to its former… Audio
Dead rats washed up on beaches to be sent for toxicology testing
The theory that it was 1080 that killed about 600 rats, an octopus, a calf and other animals that washed up on a West Coast beach is highly unlikely, a DOC manager says.
Hundreds of rats washed up: 'It was disastrous really'
Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets off Westport beaches after hundreds of rats washed up there yesterday. A local says carcasses spanned North Beach as far as the eye could see.
Play time over: How Kiwi kids lost their freedom to roam
With New Zealand's population about to hit 5 Million for the first time Insight's reporter Teresa Cowie talks to five 5-year-olds from around the country to find out what it’s like to be 'the big 0-5'… Video, Audio
Slip blocking road hits businesses in the pocket
Businesses in Greymouth are seeing profits down 50 percent because a slip is blocking a state highway, the town's mayor says.
West Coast slip: Wet weather triggers more movement
The transport agency and KiwiRail say road and rail services remain disrupted in and out of Greymouth by a continually moving slip.
Sightseers urged not to approach landslip near Greymouth
Part of State Highway 7 and a rail line remain closed due to a large slip just outside Greymouth, which continues to show signs of ongoing instability.
New minerals lab to open on the West Coast
A new minerals lab on the West Coast could help boost value-added manufacturing, backers say.
Coalition policies creating industry crisis - mining industry
The chairperson of Minerals West Coast says the industry is facing its worst-ever crisis due to the policies of a hostile government.
Behind the lens with a Kiwi Pulitzer Prize winner
Norway-based former West Coaster Mel Burford didn't pick up a camera until she was 19, but in 2006 she became the first New Zealander to win a Pulitzer Prize for photography, for coverage of Hurricane… Audio
New environmental regulation burdening communities - mayor
Bruce Smith is warning new layers of regulation is a death knell for his community.
Warning of heavy rain, flooding for West Coast
People on the West Coast are being warned of heavy rain, and the risk of flooding, in the next few days.
Mother who entered Pike River mine: 'I felt empty, numb'
It's been almost 10 years since the Pike River mine disaster and yesterday, as families stood closer than ever been before to where the victims died, they described how they felt. Audio
'Lots of tears' as Pike River families enter mine drift
Pike River families have laid flowers and taken small rocks as mementoes as they visit the seal to the mine for the first time.
Pike River families to go 170 metres into mine drift
The Pike River families are set to go 170 metres into the mine drift - further than they have previously been able to go since the disaster. Audio
