One person died in a mid-morning crash between two trucks on the busy State Highway 65 near Springs Junction.

Public toilet funding has been redirected to the Springs Junction loos which are struggling to cope with increased demand as traffic is diverted away from quake-damaged areas.

The Pike River Mine protest entered its 15th day today, with a second leading mine specialist backing a drift re-entry.

Pike River protest action entered its 12th day today with Geotech in the firing line and further court action under way.

COMMENT: It's one of the toughest calls. Do you have some sympathy for the families of those who died? Or do you push them to one side and seal the mine?

Solid Energy is "disappointed" that Allied Concrete has decided not to supply the company to help seal the Pike River mine.

The pursuit of a Greymouth man through the Karoro Lawn Cemetery while brandishing a pool cue was recounted in the Greymouth District Court yesterday.

Early morning fire badly damages Greymouth home.

Protesters were again moved off the Pike River Mine access road this morning.

West Coast police today advised motorists to take extra care when driving through the Lewis Pass and Maruia Valley on SH7 and SH65 as traffic numbers build up.

Heavy truck traffic is expected to increase through the West Coast after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are calling for the mine not to be sealed in the hope the bodies of their loved ones will one day be recovered.

A District Court judge has refused to sentence a West Coast man over a cannabis growing operation because police had not considered the commercial aspect.

AOS members were called out twice in the space of an hour last night to deal with men who were threatening self-harm.

A new book casts doubt on the history of the discovery of the West Coast's first payable gold.

About 20 per cent of West Coast dairy farms could be in serious financial trouble, Federated Farmers heard at its quarterly meeting in Greymouth.

Filled with genuine photos of the MP, there were a few hints the Facebook page was not the official one.

Solid Energy says it remains in discussions over the future of the Spring Creek underground coalmine at Dunollie, and the small Reddale open-cast mine near Reefton.

Man killed while taking part in Street Races went everywhere with his parrot Reggie who squawked and flapped when his best mate crashed and later died.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at one tonight after an early-morning crash in Auckland today. A motorcyclist was also killed

The person was critically injured in the crash at Greymouth Motorcycle Street Races, and died on their way to hospital.

Raw sewage poured out of the sewer outlet of a Greymouth river to the disgust of whitebaiters fishing on a Sunday afternoon.

Five people have been charged after the "aggressive robbery" of several overseas tourists in campervans parked in Greymouth.

The mother of Trent O'Connell - who was 17 when he died on State Highway 7 on October 9 last year - recalls that day.

Three teenagers have been arrested over a spate of attacks on tourists and thefts from campervans on the West Coast.

Photos of the victim of a serious assault which were splattered over a private Facebook page are being investigated by police.

Constable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.

It was 75 years ago this month that West Coast farmer Stanley Graham killed for the first time. A total of seven people would be dead before he was caught.

The West Coast rugby player who underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing straight after a Heartland Championship match against