Glass and hot embers blasted out of an enclosed fireplace at a Hokitika home last night after a can was accidentally thrown on the fire and exploded.

A former Major League pitcher visits Greymouth to find out what happened on a rafting trip 17 years ago.

A car was left wedged in the lounge of a house in Taylorville after a crash just after midnight this morning.

"There were dead animals in drains." A vet has described an horrific case of mistreating cattle on a farm as the worst he has seen.

Oil and gas company Greymouth Petroleum Holdings wants more than $830,000 in damages from a former director who was ordered by the High Court to sell his stake in his firm.

Five houses were evacuated in Greymouth last night following the discovery of a suspicious object initially believed to be a bomb.

The Government has ordered a feasibility study into a new ‘great walk’ from the Pike River Mine site and over the Paparoa Range.

Government Minister Nick Smith has started discussions on what to do with the Pike River mine site.

'Luckily for me, the van was sturdy.' A Greymouth woman has recounted the moment a massive boulder crashed into the vehicle she was sitting in.

A man who threatened to bite off a policeman's nose and flooded a police cell has been advised by a judge to listen to probation officers.

Cowper Street residents were today cleaning up the aftermath of a "phenomenal" wind that struck before dawn this morning.

A school teacher and breast cancer survivor who had surgery to remove her cervix four years ago has complained to the Health and Disability Commissioner after finding last year that part of it was still there.

A Rotomanu farmer will stand trial early next year for his part in the starvation and death of hundreds of cattle.

A man who was swept away in a swollen West Coast river had been trying to attach a rope to the riverbank after the four-wheel drive vehicle he was in became stuck.

The search for a man washed away while four-wheel-driving has been suspended due to high river levels.

Graphic content warning: A 22-year old man has admitted to animal cruelty charges in the Greymouth District Court.

It started well enough, but John Key left Greymouth with a heartfelt plea from the widow of one of the 29 dead Pike River miners ringing in his ears.

A man has been cut out of his truck after it crashed on the West Coast this morning, injuring both his legs.

Police were unable to find the elderly woman who was driving around Cobden on Saturday afternoon yelling at people out the car window.

A 19-year-old man who dropped his pants in front of a police patrol car tried to escape, but was foiled by his trousers around his ankles.