Two Hokitika men had a lucky escape from a fiery microlight crash on Saturday.

Cass Square took a hammering from two recent big events in the rain.

Poor weather may have contributed to 11 per cent slip.

Two contracts for $401k were awarded to a firm which also got an $8.5m contract for a plant at Franz Josef.

Credit Union South has confirmed the closure of its last West Coast branch, in Greymouth, from the end of the month.

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.

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 is so far no end in sight to the bad summer weather being experienced on the West Coast.

Hokitika will see out one of its wettest years in 150 years of records, with the equivalent of two months of additional rain.

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.

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.

West Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.

Emergency works to reclaim the Hokitika spit, which is rapidly being eroded by the sea, are set to start this week.

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.