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.

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.

A large rockfall near Mount Aspiring has closed State Highway 6 south of Makarora until at least midday tomorrow.

Elisabeth Easther is introduced to the beers that are in the market for perfect suitors.

A brief tornado blew through the West Coast township of Rutherglen on Saturday, lifting a shed off the ground and throwing it into a fence.

Greymouth police have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for burning a cat last week and say they are confident of making an arrest.

Thousands visit the ice in this world-famous beauty spot, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Impatient motorists have been ignoring overnight road closures at the Haast Pass, some forcing the gates open to travel through the damaged highway.