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Rain may slow SH6 slip repairs
More rocks have fallen on to the road at Knights Point and with rain forecast, NZTA says it is likely to be Sunday at the earliest before SH6 - the tourism industry’s lifeline - reopens to traffic
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Some tourists being caught out by closure of State Highway 6
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Some tourists being caught out by closure of State Highway 6
Some tourists, with English as a second language, are still driving over the Haast Pass without understanding that the road north to the glaciers is blocked at Knights Point.
Highway fix will be costly, take years: NZTA
Highway fix will be costly, take years: NZTA
The NZTA is considering options for realigning part of SH6 in Westland, but such a fix would take years and is likely to cost hundreds of millions.
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Call for action as slip cuts off Coast
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Call for action as slip cuts off Coast
West Coast businesses are losing up to $3million a day after the landslip near Knights Point — where State Highway 6 clings on at the top of a 100m drop into the sea — started to move in the...
Highway to stay closed until weekend
Highway to stay closed until weekend
A section of State Highway 6 will remain closed until the weekend at the earliest owing to slips caused by recent heavy rain on the West Coast.
Businesses worried after highway closed
Businesses worried after main West Coast highway closed
Businesses are worried tourists can't reach them as a main highway connecting West Coast communities is closed north of Haast after damage from severe weather.
Flood-hit Westland highway to stay closed
Flood-hit Westland highway to stay closed
Part of a major highway on the West Coast is likely to remain closed for most of the week, following heavy rain and slips in the region.
Westland state of emergency lifted, SH6 damaged
Westland state of emergency lifted, SH6 damaged
A state of emergency in part of Westland has been lifted as officials assess damage from heavy rain that has affected the highway network.
Chief executive resigns
Chief executive resigns
Acting Westland District Council chief executive Scott Baxendale has resigned, with effect from December 4.
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Greymouth man pleads guilty over child sex abuse images
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Greymouth man pleads guilty over child sex abuse images
A Greymouth panel beater has admitted downloading more than 120,000 images and videos exploiting the sexual abuse of young people, including one girl younger than two years old.
Horse rider pleads for support to keep safe on roads
Horse rider pleads for support to keep safe on roads
A nationwide campaign to have horse-riders officially recognised as vulnerable road users has been offered supported by the West Coast’s Regional Transport committee.
Fire at funeral home
Fire at West Coast funeral home
Firefighters were called to a blaze at a funeral home on the West Coast this afternoon.
Motorcyclist killed in crash near Fox Glacier
Motorcyclist killed in crash near Fox Glacier
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash on the West Coast yesterday afternoon.
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Publicans frustrated as licence suspended
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Publicans frustrated as licence suspended
A defiant publican is pressing on, despite losing one of the busiest weekends of the year in punitive action taken by the police for an alleged liquor licence breach.
Haast pass delays as rock work done
Haast pass delays as rock work done
Motorists using the Haast Pass, State Highway 6, between Makarora and Haast will face daytime delays of up to an hour until November 15, as workers complete rock scaling and removal at Orman Falls.
$500K spent on binned changes
$500K spent on binned changes
West Coast councils spent close to half a million dollars working on speed limit changes the coalition government has now binned.
Obituary: Battling trucker carried many loads
Obituary: Battling trucker carried many loads
Jim Dynes was a vital figure in the southern transport industry. Stephen Jaquiery looks back on a colourful life and career.
Seized pounamu returned to Poutini Ngāi Tahu
Seized pounamu returned to Poutini Ngāi Tahu
Nearly 60kg of pounamu has returned to its rightful guardians, Poutini Ngāi Tahu, in an emotional ceremony on the West Coast.
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Severance of $190K paid out
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Severance of $190K paid out
More than $190,000 was paid to former Westland District Council chief executive Simon Bastion on his way out the door.
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Deaf woman isolated after social media hacking
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Deaf woman isolated after social media hacking
A profoundly deaf Murchison woman has lost her main way of communicating with the world, after her social media accounts were hacked - and then suspended.