Westland plans action on Gloriavale
Westland plans action on Gloriavale
Westland Dairy Company is investigating legal avenues to suspend milk collection from dairy farms operated within the Gloriavale community group of companies.
Laura Mills
Rest-home residents temporarily relocated
Rest-home residents temporarily relocated
Some residents of two Greymouth rest-homes are being temporarily relocated from one facility to the other due to Covid-19, and the effects of border closures on staffing.
Record-breaking big dry comes hard on heels of a very big wet
Record-breaking big dry comes hard on heels of a very big wet
The West Coast has sizzled its way into the record books, Hokitika recording its driest March on record.
Tranz Alpine gets winter boost
Tranz Alpine gets winter boost
After a rollercoaster few years, the Tranz Alpine train schedule has been boosted for winter, raising hopes the New Zealand border reopening will draw tourists westward.
Pike River fight for justice ongoing
Pike River fight for justice ongoing
Four years and $71 million later, the Pike River Recovery Agency will hand over the keys to the former mine site today.
Virus level in town’s wastewater skyrockets
Virus level in town’s wastewater skyrockets
The amount of Covid-19 detected in Greymouth wastewater last week went up tenfold.
Fears closure of rest-home will become permanent
Fears closure of rest-home will become permanent
Reefton is in shock after it emerged there are plans to close the town’s rest-home at the hospital.
PM surveys flood-hit Fairdown
PM surveys flood-hit Fairdown
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a flying visit to Westport yesterday, calling on flood-damaged farms at Fairdown.
Multiple floods prompt demands for action on floodwalls
Multiple floods prompt demands for action on floodwalls
Calls are growing louder on the West Coast for urgent action on Westport’s promised floodwalls following two flooding events.
Mixed responses after shock of flooding
Mixed responses after shock of flooding
There was relief but also recrimination in Westport yesterday as an exhausted community tried to get back to work after this week’s shock flood.
Wildfoods Festival plans scuppered
Wildfoods Festival plans scuppered
The West Coast’s Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika has been postponed for a year — the first time it has not been run in 34 years.
West Coast getting parched
West Coast getting parched
Grass is yellowing, cicadas chorusing, water tanks emptying, and tans deepening as the West Coast approaches the three-week mark without any significant rain.
Completion of internet back-up in sight
Completion of internet back-up in sight
Much of the West Coast is just months away from having a back-up internet cable, hopefully ending blackouts that have hit businesses and even prevented 111 calls.
Petrels still crash-landing
Petrels still crash-landing
Twenty-one Westland petrels have crash-landed so far this summer, and six have died, despite the street lights being turned off in Punakaiki, near where they nest.
Coasters want train’s return to be sped up
Coasters want train’s return to be sped up
West Coast leaders are united in their calls for KiwiRail to restart the TranzAlpine service, amid fears it may not resume service for at least another month.
Paua fishery closed for two years to allow population recovery
Paua fishery closed for two years to allow population recovery
West Coast iwi are "very, very" relieved the Government has closed the paua fishery at Jackson Bay for two years to allow it to recover after almost being fished to exhaustion last summer.
Public image campaign for coal launched
Public image campaign for coal launched
A campaign has been launched with the aim of ensuring New Zealanders understand why coal is important — even if they do not love it.
Covid warning for Reefton area
Covid warning for Reefton area
The Reefton area is becoming a hotbed of the unvaccinated, prompting warnings that unwilling residents cannot "hide it out" when Covid-19 arrives.
Gloriavale teachers get shots
Gloriavale teachers get shots
Gloriavale Christian Community school teachers have joined the community’s midwives and accepted their Covid vaccinations.
Get vaccinated, Gloriavale community told
Get vaccinated, Gloriavale community told
West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor has delivered a firm and clear message to Gloriavale: all eligible New Zealanders need to get vaccinated to beat Covid-19.