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'What’s the story?': Franz Josef paperwork failure stuns regional council

Havill wall extension built in April after Waiho River threatened oxidation ponds.

Lotto Powerball jackpot goes unstruck, rolls over to $17m for Wednesday draw

Three jackpots were won last month alone. Largest single prize claimed in '24 was $30m.

Ngāi Tahu Holdings selling harvesting rights of forest estate

Deal with global private asset management firm Fiera Comox subject to approval from OIO.

'Lucky to be alive': Man found after 48 hours in the bush with no locator beacon

Search and rescue said the man's actions are a textbook example of what not to do.

'Objectionable odour': Smelly complaints keep council busy

The council dealt with 31 environmental complaints overall from April to June this year.

'Emotions running high' : Person bottled, another hit by shovel after Hokitika rugby final

Police are 'disappointed' in the behaviour that unfolded following a local rugby final.

Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash on West Coast's SH6

“Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the person died at the scene.”

Hopes for $7m to protect Hari Hari from flooding

Managing the Wanganui River is increasingly challenging.

'No warning sign': Farmer fined after stock crossing motorbike crash

A motorbike rider got caught in bungy ropes strung across a public road by sharemilkers.

Coroner hears young man mocked, shamed and beaten during his life at Gloriavale

Sincere Standtrue's sister reveals the way he was treated at Gloriavale before he died.

Coroner to rule whether Gloriavale death was suicide, accident or toxic exposure

Sincere Standtrue died at Chch Hospital in November 2018 after an incident at Gloriavale.

'A pain in the butt with purpose': Scooter safari to cross Southern Alps

They’ll be covering the 250km from Christchurch to Hokitika - on 50cc mopeds.

'We need help': Waiho Flat landowners' angst over flood strategy

'We’re watching our money going down the river every time it floods.'

The small West Coast town sitting on a valuable mineral

It's used in everything from mobile phones to solar panels and electric vehicles.

Suspicious E. coli levels at Franz Josef

Further inquiries are ongoing 'to pinpoint' the source of the contamination.

'Who's going to watch him?': Butcher who murdered his wife could be released

Peter Lamont broke three knives when stabbing his wife 25 times at their West Coast home.

'Very pleased': West Coast flood protection weathers the storm

Flood defences across southern Westland stood the test of last week's bad weather.

House sales, listings up, but should you sell now or wait?

Be cool-headed, economist advises sellers as more homes go on the market.