Serious Fraud Office raid on WDC staffer
A Westland District Council staff member is at the centre of an SFO probe.
A Westland District Council staff member is at the centre of an SFO probe.
Jobs are expected to go at the Hokitika dairy factory as Westland Milk Products starts a company-wide review.
The Local Government Commission's review of the structure of local government on the West Coast is a "complete waste of money", says Westland Mayor Bruce Smith.
West Coast-born New Zealand reggae-roots band Salmonella Dub has been named as the headline act for the Wildfoods Festival in March.
The worst of the West Coast's wet weather should be over by dawn tomorrow, says Hokitika weather observer Mark Crompton.
A museum replica of the Seddon family homestead that once stood in Kumara has been suggested for the historic site.
A Hari Hari woman has branched into tourism with a "floating golf" challenge at the man-made Ross Lake, in the historic Westland gold town.
The West Coast has held on to its dubious record as the wettest place in New Zealand, albeit in the Southern Alps.
Victim was allegedly struck around the side of the head with a heavy drinking vessel after argument between friends.
There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.
After six years of uncertainty, the Westland District Council yesterday dropped the controversial "fault rupture avoidance zone" that divided Franz Josef Glacier township.
Hokitika woman Lisa Tumahai yesterday stepped into the top role of the billion-dollar Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.
Heritage New Zealand is working to have a decaying tree felled from the historic site of the Seddon family home, in Kumara.
A decision on whether the Department of Conservation will allow the Waitaha River power scheme will be made by mid-2017.
Water supply levels in both Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are being monitored as the tourist season ramps up again.
Submissions from all over New Zealand have poured in opposing Westpower's Waitaha River power scheme, forcing a four-day hearing in Hokitika next week.
Hokitika's relocated Pioneer Statue is back in the news again.
New Westland Mayor Bruce Smith, only a week into the job, has been caught out after delivering a speech using the plagiarised words of the US President.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that using the Taser on the man was a breach of policy, and that policy should be reviewed.
Long weekenders rejoice - the sun is set to continue for the majority of the country over Labour Weekend.
A partnership agreement was signed yesterday as delegates of the Chinese Government group were hosted in Hokitika for the day.
Constable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.
The mother of a 17-year-old boy who died after drinking heavily says she has no resentment towards his older friend who supplied him alcohol.
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.
Frustrated Frenchman who made international headlines after being stranded in Punakaiki for four days has left vastly different impressions on his travels.
Former Hokitika woman Michelle Blok picked up an Emmy at the recent 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles.
The 102-year-old Pioneer Statue, re-sited this week in Hokitika, is now facing a different direction than the original.
Kim Knight felt the fear (and then walked it off) on a six-hour side-trip to Hokitika.
Two rental cars were broken into and $25,000 worth of cash and property stolen at Hokitika Gorge on Saturday.
Who We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Hokitika in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.