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Homeless man asks to be sent to prison
A 22-year-old man with an "extreme" meth problem has surprised a judge with his request to be sent to prison.
A 22-year-old man with an "extreme" meth problem has surprised a judge with his request to be sent to prison.
Man in court after house fire thought to have started from a cannabis oil explosion in the kitchen.
Fire crews are the scene of a house fire in Westport this evening. A spokeswoman for the NZ Fire Service said they were called to
Veteran anti-1080 protester Pete Lusk successfully argued to have his bail conditions changed.
Westport police say they do not have enough evidence to lay charges over allegations 1080 protestors damaged a Department of Conservation staff member's car.
A Westport driver caught driving while disqualified for the 15th time has been sentenced to Community detention, supervision and community work in lieu of disqualification.
The tale of the frustrated French hitchhiker who waited for four days in Punakaiki has proved a boon for the West Coast town and continues to generate overseas attention.
Phones have been ringing off the hook and international news agencies have picked up the story of the frustrated Frenchman passing through Punakaiki.
Frustrated French hitchhiker ended up in handcuffs after road signs were hurled into the Punakaiki River and locals were abused.
The woman accidentally rammed into the glass door on her mobility scooter, leaving the door shattered and her shaken.
St John had only about half the number of volunteers it needed to ensure a frontline ambulance crew on West Coast.
A Westport family had to take their elderly relative to Buller Hospital on Tuesday night because a St John ambulance couldn't come for 90 minutes.
Westport cop has quit following the West Coast police restructure.
High needs people moving in - or being moved - to Buller are pushing some local services to breaking point.
The West Coast's top cop says telling the public about police responding to crime is the "old school way of thinking".
Eleven-year-old Elli McLaughlan says smoke alarms save lives after a fire started by an electric blanket on her bed gutted her family's home in Westport yesterday.
Fire crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Westport early this morning.
The Cape Foulwind cement works closes at midday tomorrow, marking the end of an era for workers after 58 years of production.
Couple stole courier packs and stamps from a post shop returned an hour later to post one of the packs.
Westport residents say people need to stop driving up Utopia Rd through Deadmans Creek.
A job subsidy scheme aimed at providing 20 new jobs in Buller over two years is underway.
Six-metre swells and heavy rain have taken off another half-a-metre of beach frontage near Punakaiki Beach Camp
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Westport man, Willem van Vuuren, 54, who was reported missing on May 12.
Lightning strikes have fried modems and computers in Westport over the past week.
Police have charged a 22-year-old man with arson in relation to three fires in Westport's main street in recent months.
Kiwi woman Lucretia Britt says she knows her home and business are still standing in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Canada, but has no idea of how badly damaged they are.
Searches throughout Buller have failed to find missing Westport man, Willem Hendrik van Vuuren, aged 54.
Housing New Zealand has sold 18 state houses on the West Coast over the past four years netting $2,852,600.
WorkSafe has decided not to prosecute Landcorp for the quadbike death of a Westport dairy assistant a year ago.