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Father dies hours after being sent home by Westport hospital
Woman whose husband's death is being reviewed by Te Whatu Ora says she has heard nothing.
Mel Parsons brings her 'ethereal and hypnotic' sound to Hawke's Bay halls
The singer recently wowed Canadian crowds and sold out her New Zealand tour.
South Island’s million dollar streets revealed
New property data shows record levels of streets where average house prices top $1m.
2023′s winter the fifth-warmest on record
Relatively hot June and July offset by below-average August temperatures.
NZ in ‘firing line’ as scientists sound alarm over extreme Antarctica events
Extreme events are influencing every realm in Antarctica, prompting a call for action.
‘Massive gap’ around Westport flood protection expectations
Westport residents to be waiting until 2024 to find out how they will be flood-protected.
'Anxious and angry': Downpour floods streets with sewage, locals claim
Flooding comes after 2021 event devastated town.
Kawatiri Coastal Trail: New Buller cycle trail 22km closer to NZ Great Ride
The Buller communities a family-friendly cycle link between them.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 10 of the worst tropical cyclones to hit NZ
Ex-tropical cyclones have wrought havoc in NZ. Here's 10 of the worst.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
‘It’s bloody tragic’: 23 million-year-old fossil hacked out of West Coast riverbank
New York Times: Two men used a rock saw to remove the whale fossil in broad daylight.
Three critical in two crashes
A motorbike and SUV collided in Westport and the Ōpōtiki crash involved a single vehicle.
Catch of the day: MPI snares skipper and boat in marine reserve
Fishing vessel tows net for 11km through marine reserve.
'Insane': Gloriavale member says allegations against community are 'laughable'
Vigilant Standtrue wrote a book about how to train children - but leaders found out.
NZ airline releases 'all-you-can-fly' tickets
A thousand tickets for three months of unlimited travel around New Zealand for $799.
'It's just amazing': The town where you can buy your first home for $325k
The average house price there is one-third of the national average.
Cave closed to protect New Zealand's weirdest spider
The eight-legged cave dweller and its odd eggs are under threat.
'Heightened risk': Westport in danger of another Buller River flood - report
Repairs to rockwork damaged by last July's floods would cost over $2.6 million.
Buller floods cost KiwiRail over $3 million
The area suffered severe flooding in July last year.
How much and who pays, part of major climate adaptation process
It will tackle the thorny issue of managed retreat, when areas become inhabitable.
Westport flood protection scheme faces extra costs
A proposal to improve drainage of floodwaters will have further cost implications.
Chopper pilot's lucky escape: 'I didn't crash it, the machine crashed me'
Tony Ibbotson was within sight of home when his helicopter crashed.
'Insufficient appetite': West Coast council defends flood protection progress
Physical work to start building new flood protection should start within six months.
Bull has 'legend status' after surviving 80km trip down river
Bull swept away from paddock above Maruia Falls found alive on the edge of Westport farm.
Storm warning: Severe cyclone winds, heavy rain set to strike North Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge faces closure
Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.
Heavy rain possible for West Coast after week of deluge
Warnings include Tasman district west of Motueka, Marlborough Sounds, Rai Valley.
'Major damage': Rain throws curve ball on Coast to Coast
Heavy rain this week brought extensive flooding throughout the region.