A golden retriever has been rescued after being trapped down a hole on the West Coast for five days.

Emergency services are continuing to search for a man who was swept away in a tributary of the Upper Grey River this morning.

A terrified Auckland mother was bashed in the head after confronting an intruder she found standing over her baby's cot on Father's Day, police say.

Two men who stole a car and dog were delivered to police in the back of a chiller van after a spectacular citizens' arrest in South Westland.

Five new marine reserves have been officially opened on the West Coast today.

A man has made off with $100 in coins after robbing a West Coast dairy at gunpoint last night, police say.

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

A Hokitika teenager suffered serious burns after a party prank backfired in Kokatahi.

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.

Westport police say an 18-year-old on a quad bike who was arrested after driving around in circles on the street at 12.30am may have been trying to bait police.

The high number of babies being born in a reclusive Christian community on the West Coast is likely to offset any exodus, says someone who left.

Former Gloriavale Christian Community members have revealed that hundreds have left since its early days, including several families in the past year or so.

A company owned by the Gloriavale Christian Community, on the West Coast, expects to drill a new oil well this spring with a rig that has recently arrived from Korea.

A company owned by the Gloriavale Christian Community expects to drill a new oil well this spring with a rig that has recently arrived from Korea.

A new documentary follows the six-week courtship and marriage of a young couple at the Gloriavale Christian sect, after its leaders opened the doors to a film crew.

An overwhelming number of experienced Stockton mineworkers have volunteered for redundancy because they're fed up, says a worker.

A train driver was unaware that a car had crashed into the side of his coal train near Greymouth.

Awe-inspiring mountain country amply rewards tramper Conor MacHugh.

A 24-year-old tourist from the United States has has gone missing on the West Coast, police say.

Fired-up West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor says he would probably have crossed the floor in Parliament last night with or without the blessing of the Labour Party.