Victim was allegedly struck around the side of the head with a heavy drinking vessel after argument between friends.

Alpine Pure last year renewed its consents with the West Coast Regional Council, and has applied to do the same with the Westland District Council.

My observant husband spotted the American actor Harvey Keitel in the crowd at an outdoor opera event.

Film stars Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, Australian actor Isla Fisher, were among the happy campers at Punakaiki over the Christmas season.

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

Controversial pipeline would carry water under land and the seabed, pumped into ocean tankers.

Harbourmaster not happy after rescuing then being abused by a local yachtie who attempted to cross the closed Westport bar on New Year's Day.

We're looking back on some of our favourite big reads from TimeOut this year. Today, we revisit Chris Schulz' story on the women of Gloriavale.

New alcohol rules imposed on the Kumara Nuggets race meeting on January 14 have resulted in a sting in the tail for punters.

Nineteen men were killed in the explosion at the mine near Runanga on January 19, 1967.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

Bridget McMenamin worked on the Lisa Blakie murder inquiry. She has launched a Facebook page to investigate the 2000 case again.

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

A 77-year-old man suffered suspected fractured ribs when he was knocked off his push bike in Kilgour Road, Greymouth, this morning.

Police officers found a gun in the car of a man making threats at Buller Hospital last night.

Two Westport men will appear in court next month on charges of possession and use of methamphetamine and cannabis following a police raid yesterday.

Coalminer Bathurst Resources is being sued for US$40 million by L&M Coal Holdings.

After extensive fire damage the Greymouth fishing boat Te Aroha has risen from the ashes and is back trawling off the West Coast.

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.

The Pike River Mine controversy took yet another turn today with Parliament's Commerce Committee agreeing to hear submissions on the sealing of the mine.

The receivers for Westport heavy machinery repair company are still looking for some of the company's plant 18 months after it went bust.

If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.

Pike River protestors have been told to move on and remove the gates they put up to block Solid Energy.

A young man who tarnished his previously spotless criminal record in spectacular fashion with a crime spree has been given a community-based sentence.

After six years of uncertainty, the Westland District Council yesterday dropped the controversial "fault rupture avoidance zone" that divided Franz Josef Glacier township.

Runanga School has canned school camps and all outings for pupils in 2017 while it reviews education outside the classroom (EOTC) activities.

It's going to be a sunny one this weekend for most of the country.

Two Westport-based companies are targeting the Garden City's potholes and traffic cones through a fun public art installation.

The ground has been broken for the new Taramakau road bridge, with construction to begin early in the new year.

A 17-year-old unlicensed driver led police on a 2.5km car chase through Westport streets at speeds of up to 80km/h yesterday.