Big demand for West Coast gravel
Big demand for West Coast gravel
Gravel and rock from the West Coast are in high demand, both for 'exporting' and for $60 million of large infrastructure projects about to get under way throughout the region.
Laura Mills
Councils consider changing banks in response to closures
Councils consider changing banks in response to closures
At least one West Coast council says it could look at changing bankers, amid growing concerns that banks are withdrawing from the region and reducing hours.
‘On the Buses’ — double-decker turns heads on way north
‘On the Buses’ — double-decker turns heads on way north
A very English double-decker bus took to the streets of Greymouth yesterday, turning heads in the town.
Pike River recovery team nears goal
Pike River recovery team nears goal
Underground teams for the Pike River Recovery Agency will reach the rockfall by mid-January, spelling an end to the re-entry project.
Police propose Pike River drilling
Police propose Pike River drilling
Police investigating the Pike River mine disaster want to drill additional boreholes.
Work safety progress not meeting ambition
Work safety progress not meeting ambition
A decade after the Pike River Mine disaster, the same number of people who died in the mine are losing their lives every four months in New Zealand.
'Families need justice': Pike River families begin new battle
'Families need justice': Pike River families begin new battle
Today marks a decade since the explosions at the Pike River mine on the West Coast took the lives of 29 men.
DHB apologises after man dies in mental health unit
DHB apologises after man dies in mental health unit
The West Coast District Health Board has apologised to the family of a patient who died after barricading himself in his room at the mental health unit at the old Grey Base Hospital and attempting...
Hokitika 10-month-old suffered fatal brain injuries
Hokitika 10-month-old suffered fatal brain injuries
A 10-month-old Hokitika baby suffered fatal and severe brain injuries and had about 30 bruises on his body, the High Court murder trial of the baby's father David Grant Sinclair heard on Monday.
Silence to mark 10 years since deaths
Silence to mark 10 years since deaths
Underground workers employed by the Pike River Recovery Agency will stop work to observe a silence at 3.44pm next Thursday — 10 years to the minute since the mine exploded with the loss of 29 lives.
50 new Coast pages added to Wikipedia
50 new Coast pages added to Wikipedia
Fifty new web pages profiling the West Coast have been added to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, along with more than 1000 photos, most featuring blue skies.
10th anniversary of disaster to be marked
10th anniversary of disaster to be marked
After walking a "long and torturous" road for the past decade, the Pike River families and West Coast community are preparing to mark the 10th anniversary of the mine disaster.
Reopening of Spring Creek mine planned
Reopening of Spring Creek mine planned
An experienced miner who once headed Spring Creek is behind plans to reopen it, with a decision from regulators due mid-2021.
Council wants public feedback on camping
Council wants public feedback on camping
Love it, or hate it? The Greymouth public can now have a say on whether freedom camping in the district should be curtailed.
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
The Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust is planning a demonstration outside The Press Election Debate in Christchurch tonight, again aimed at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Whitebaiters a welcome boost
Whitebaiters a welcome boost
The population of Haast has doubled as whitebaiters pour back in, giving a welcome boost after the economy was ravaged by the post-Covid loss of international tourists.
Finance, consents in place for new Coast goldmine
Finance, consents in place for new Coast goldmine
All the finance and consents for a proposed underground goldmine at Waiuta are now in place and all is ready to start the largest gold development on the West Coast in 20 years.
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
The loader driven by one of the two men to survive the Pike River Mine explosion 10 years ago, was pulled out of the drift this week by the Pike River Recovery Agency underground team.
New Grey Hospital opens doors to public
New Grey Hospital opens doors to public
The $121.9million Te Nikau Grey Hospital and Health Centre went "live’' yesterday morning, welcoming its first patients to a world-class facility.
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
The 'no vacancy' signs were lit up throughout Greymouth last night, as moteliers reaped the benefit of a revitalised TranzAlpine train and a school holiday boost from domestic tourists.