It's like a time-machine trip, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A West Coast man could have killed or maimed a woman and her young son when he tailgated and then rammed her car high on a bluff on a winding road, a court has heard.

A West Coast man who was shocked speechless when he was declined bail was even more bewildered when he was jailed on his 13th drink-driving conviction.

A Westport man has told a jury the 8.5kg of cannabis police found in his home and vehicle was all for his own use.

The driver of a car parked at the Blaketown tiphead last night was dragged from his vehicle, threatened with a knife and assaulted.

A couple suffered minor injuries when armed intruders wearing disguises burst into their West Coast home last night.

A West Coast man who pushed a bicycle into the path of a car, only to find the driver was an off-duty policeman, appeared in court yesterday.

Confidential medical notes about up to 65 mental health patients are still missing after being left on a Wellington bus.

A West Coast council is considering the creation of an "eco cemetery".

Conservationists fighting a decision to allow an Australian mining company to dig for coal on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau have suffered a major setback today.

A High Court hearing gets underway in Christchurch this morning as environmental groups try more ways to stall mining on the Denniston Plateau.