New ZealandWaitaha River scheme decision by mid-2017A decision on whether the Department of Conservation will allow the Waitaha River power scheme will be made by mid-2017.09 Dec 01:48 AM
New ZealandWater watch at tourist townsWater supply levels in both Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are being monitored as the tourist season ramps up again.08 Dec 01:44 AM
New ZealandWaitaha power scheme opposition mountsSubmissions from all over New Zealand have poured in opposing Westpower's Waitaha River power scheme, forcing a four-day hearing in Hokitika next week.02 Dec 02:59 AM
New ZealandStatue gives engineer sinking feelingHokitika's relocated Pioneer Statue is back in the news again.09 Nov 02:29 AM
New ZealandNew mayor plagiarises Obama speechNew 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.08 Nov 02:29 AM
New ZealandSecond world award for West Coast authorWest Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.08 Nov 02:03 AM
New ZealandWork begins to repair Hokitika spit erosionEmergency works to reclaim the Hokitika spit, which is rapidly being eroded by the sea, are set to start this week.02 Nov 04:08 AM
New ZealandTaser use 'disproportionate, unjustified'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.25 Oct 10:30 PM
New ZealandLabour Day weather: What to expectLong weekenders rejoice - the sun is set to continue for the majority of the country over Labour Weekend.22 Oct 04:00 PM
KahuPounamu-carving school proposedA partnership agreement was signed yesterday as delegates of the Chinese Government group were hosted in Hokitika for the day.18 Oct 02:05 AM
New ZealandBloody rampage haunts CoastConstable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.16 Oct 07:20 PM
New ZealandTeen's drink death: Parents forgivenessThe 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.16 Oct 05:02 AM
New ZealandBloody rampage haunts CoastIt 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.13 Oct 07:48 PM
New ZealandNZ's infamous French hitchhiker: Good guy, bad day?Frustrated Frenchman who made international headlines after being stranded in Punakaiki for four days has left vastly different impressions on his travels.20 Sep 10:27 PM
EntertainmentFormer Hokitika woman wins Emmy AwardFormer Hokitika woman Michelle Blok picked up an Emmy at the recent 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles.16 Sep 04:23 AM
New ZealandStatue 'facing wrong way' in HokitikaThe 102-year-old Pioneer Statue, re-sited this week in Hokitika, is now facing a different direction than the original.16 Sep 02:22 AM
TravelHokitika: West Coast WalkwayKim Knight felt the fear (and then walked it off) on a six-hour side-trip to Hokitika.11 Sep 04:16 AM
New ZealandPair allegedly burn stolen goods to keep warmTwo rental cars were broken into and $25,000 worth of cash and property stolen at Hokitika Gorge on Saturday.15 Aug 04:46 AM
New ZealandA town of gold, greed and murderWho We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Hokitika in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandJoyride costs seal pup its lifeDOC had to shoot a fur seal pup after someone put it on the back of a motorbike while skylarking on the Hokitika beach04 Jul 05:09 AM
New ZealandHelicopter operator back in businessSouth Westland's biggest helicopter operator is expected to be back in the air early this week after being grounded for a month.28 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandWettest May ever for West CoastThe area has just endured its wettest May ever, smashing a 139-year-old record.30 May 03:19 AM
New ZealandRare skink appears to be making a comebackSearchers looking just north of Hokitika for one of the rarest vertebrate animals in the country have struck gold.03 May 04:07 AM
New ZealandWildfoods Festival a roaring successThis year's Wildfoods Festival has been a roaring success, finishing with a $20,000 surplus.27 Apr 03:46 AM
New ZealandClean-up begins after Hokitika blazeStaff of Signlink Graphics in Hokitika were in clean-up mode this morning after a blaze that took firefighters more than two hours to extinguish.04 Mar 07:07 AM
New ZealandLarge blaze in HokitikaThe fire's broken out in the Signlink Graphics building on Weld Street.03 Mar 06:06 AM
New ZealandPolice name kayaker who died on Whitcombe RiverA 20-year-old who died after getting into difficulties while kayaking on a gorge south of Hokitika has been named.02 Mar 08:43 PM
New ZealandStudents take classes around town after fireWestland High School students and staff were back in a school routine yesterday, although not from the actual school premises, which remain cordoned off following the fire.16 Feb 01:35 AM
New ZealandExtreme drinking: Underage teen diesA 17-year-old Hokitika twin has died after drinking heavily at a party on the West Coast.15 Feb 04:14 AM
New ZealandToxic smoke from Hokitika school firePolice are warning people to stay away from the area near school on fire due to toxic smoke.08 Feb 12:43 AM
New ZealandBell from decommissioned ferry presented at maraeTe Runanga o Ngati Waewae has welcomed the bell to its Arahura Marae north of Hokitika.15 Dec 10:19 AM
New ZealandChristmas spirit hits Ho-Ho-HokitikaDon Neale, as his "mischievous pirate" alter ego, the Red Moki from Hoki, stands by a festive Hokitika town entrance sign yesterday.11 Dec 06:00 AM
New ZealandFire at flats treated as suspiciousAn early morning fire which ripped through a vacant block of flats in Hokitika is being treated as arson.20 Oct 02:47 AM
