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Pike mine blast: Faces of the trapped miners
The backgrounds of the missing men are as wide and varied as their ages, hailing from as far abroad as Scotland and Africa. Meet the miners.
Spider may have sparked fatal crash
A spider may have contributed to a quad bike crash that killed Westport teenager Renee McNelis on Monday.
Best mates killed within two weeks
The families and friends of two teenage best friends killed two weeks apart are shattered by their deaths.
Teen killed in quad bike crash weeks after friend's death
Westport teenager Renee McNelis has been killed in a quad bike accident only a fortnight after her best friend Harmony Wihongi died in a car crash.
Death of West Coast man 'suspicious'
West Coast police are investigating the suspicious death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found this morning.
West Coast: How Denniston rose again
DoC restores an historic coal mine in the foothills of the Southern Alps as a heritage tourist attraction.
History burns deep on the wild west road
Jim Eagles rediscovers an era of highway robberies and religious battles.
Neo-Nazi's estranged wife admits kicking police
A 28-year-old woman has admitted spitting into a police officer's mouth and kicking two officers in the groin.