The family of the woman whose body was found in the boot of her car at a supermarket yesterday morning say she was a kind and caring girl who loved animals.

A man has been arrested following a police pursuit and a five-hour armed stand-off after two foreign tourists were violently attacked on the West Coast yesterday.

Two female German tourists are in hospital after they were found near Franz Josef with serious injuries at around 4pm today.

A young Canadian couple were killed when their campervan was swept off the road by the second landslide to hit the road they were on, an inquest has ruled.

The spikes found driven into a highway near Greymouth last week have been described as "deadly" by a nearby tourist operator and "malicious" by Greymouth police.

A Greymouth family is in ruins following a road crash that claimed the lives of a mother and her teenage son.

Elisabeth Easther discovers a small town in the heart of the West Coast.

Recognition just proves what Coasters have always known, says local mayor.

Some of the best spots to visit on the West Coast - named as one of the top 10 regions to visit in 2014 by Lonely Planet's Best in Travel.

A teenager is shrugging off the title of hero after he saved the life of an elderly whitebaiter who fell into a coma and slipped into the river last week.

A patient suffered three injuries as a result of surgery at Grey Base Hospital, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) says.

A pair of US tourists had to be rescued by a police search and rescue team after becoming stranded on the banks of the Haast River yesterday afternoon.

A man who left his victim for dead after repeatedly smashing him over the head with a wheelbrace in Hokitika has been jailed for six years and 11 months.

A moderately strong earthquake has struck close to the West Coast town of Te Anau overnight.