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![Cat burning charges dismissed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Cat burning charges dismissed
Animal cruelty charges against a West Coast man accused of setting a cat on fire have been dismissed.
![Rare skink appears to be making a comeback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Rare skink appears to be making a comeback
Searchers looking just north of Hokitika for one of the rarest vertebrate animals in the country have struck gold.
![Man tries to sell employer's car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Man tries to sell employer's car
A Christchurch man who tried to sell his employer's car was arrested in Greymouth yesterday.
![Hunt on for West Coast CEOs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Hunt on for West Coast CEOs
The West Coast is about to get a slew of new chief executives in key roles, with interest from overseas in the top ranking positions.
![Woman claims win over ACC after 13 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Woman claims win over ACC after 13 years
A Greymouth woman has beaten the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) following botched surgery 13 years ago.
![Corn too 'jucy' for tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Corn too 'jucy' for tourists
An apparent taste for corn by a group of tourists travelling through the West Coast in Jucy Rental vehicles has resulted in them being dobbed into police.
![Firemen need training over suicides](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Firemen need training over suicides
Fire chief calls for more training for firefighters who are generally not prepared for the emotions they find when dealing with suicides.
![Team effort saves rugby league player](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Team effort saves rugby league player
Brad Houston was walking back to halfway after his side scored a try against Cobden-Kohinoor when he dropped to the ground.
![Pensioner charged with importing cocaine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Pensioner charged with importing cocaine
A Kiwi pensioner is in a maximum security prison in Western Australia charged with importing cocaine.
![Wife charged with kidnapping husband](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Wife charged with kidnapping husband
A Karamea woman charged with kidnapping and resisting arrest allegedly locked her former husband in a shipping container, a Greymouth District Court jury heard yesterday.
![Drunk teen spends night in cell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Drunk teen spends night in cell
A drunk 14-year-old boy spent the night in the care of the Greymouth police after they found him in a "very intoxicated" state in Cobden.
![Man charged with toddler's murder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Man charged with toddler's murder
The family of a Greymouth toddler are relieved after a man was arrested for his murder.
![Man admits assault on French tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Man admits assault on French tourists
Dillon Tucker, 28, had denied the charges but changed his plea before a defended hearing was about to start in the Greymouth District Court.
![Toppled rimu logs heading to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Toppled rimu logs heading to Auckland
A Greymouth logging contractor has been busy retrieving selected rimu logs toppled by Cyclone Ita in April last year, that landed more or less on his doorstep.
![Sex charges trial adjourned indefinitely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Sex charges trial adjourned indefinitely
Although a new trial date was yet to be set, Greymouth lawyer Marcus Zintl said it would probably be in early 2016.
![NZ's biggest petroleum application made](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
NZ's biggest petroleum application made
Texas-based company has applied to prospect 1.6 million square kilometres offshore of New Zealand - including off the West Coast.
![Pike River buildings dismantled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Pike River buildings dismantled
Department of Conservation waits to resume ownership of the Pike River Mine.
![Wrong way: Dash cam captures bad driving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Wrong way: Dash cam captures bad driving
A man who says he has seen so many bad driving incidents he decided to install a dash-mounted camera, spotted a rental car driving on the wrong side of the road.
![Toddler's death: No arrest six months on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Toddler's death: No arrest six months on
Almost six months after the death of 15-month-old Cobden toddler Leith Hutchison, police have yet to wind up an investigation or make an arrest.
![Fireworks thrown under motorhome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Fireworks thrown under motorhome
"Incendiary devices", namely fireworks, thrown under a campervan parked at Westport's North Beach are not "the welcome mat" the town wants to present to visitors.
!['Aggressive drunk' league captain avoids jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Aggressive drunk' league captain avoids jail
West Coast Rugby League captain Adrian Rodney Loe was labelled an "aggressive and unpleasant drunk" by a judge for head-butting a man at the pub.
![Convicted farmer escorted from courtroom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Convicted farmer escorted from courtroom
Donald McKenzie Harcourt appeared for sentence in Greymouth District Court on animal welfare charges, dating back to 2012, relating to his Crooked River farm.
![Man who filmed cat torture spared jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Man who filmed cat torture spared jail
Jason Dale Rowling, 27, was yesterday sentenced in the Greymouth District Court to 200 hours of community work for wilful ill-treatment of an animal.
![Court delay 'a complete and utter waste of time' - Judge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Court delay 'a complete and utter waste of time' - Judge
A District Court judge has slapped down a pending case against KiwiRail over alleged poisonous fumes in a South Island after the state-owned enterprise sought a hearing to dispute some of the facts.
![Farmer defending Animal Welfare Act charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Farmer defending Animal Welfare Act charges
A West Coast farmer had his milk supply contract cancelled after Westland Milk Products learned he was subject to an animal welfare investigation, a court was told.
![Greymouth firefighters kept busy over weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Greymouth firefighters kept busy over weekend
Greymouth firefighters had little time to rest at the weekend, fielding nine calls from Friday afternoon until early today.
![Wandering dogs causing problems in Greymouth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Wandering dogs causing problems in Greymouth
A fox terrier came off second best in Blaketown yesterday when it took on a much larger dog.
![Mother, daughter sentenced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Mother, daughter sentenced
It was a case of like mother like daughter in the Greymouth District Court yesterday as two members of the same family were convicted of shoplifting.
![Man jailed over stolen goods](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Man jailed over stolen goods
A Blaketown man who was convicted of receiving thousands of dollars of goods from a series of burglaries around Greymouth, was yesterday jailed for nine months.