Rockfall clearance continues on West Coast highway
Work restarted to clear dangerously large and unstable rocks high above State Highway 6 in Westland this morning after rain made conditions treacherous.
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West Coast wants local stash of Bailey bridges
West Coast wants local stash of Bailey bridges
The NZ Transport Agency has been asked to keep at least three of its Bailey bridges permanently on the West Coast.
Doc confident paid parking won't put off tourists
Doc confident paid parking won't put off tourists
The Department of Conservation says it is not worried about its plan to charge for parking at some of its tourist hot spots.
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Options for slip area under investigation
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Options for slip area under investigation
A business case has been signed off to look at options around slip-prone Knights Point on the West Coast as an Orange rain warning hovers over the area for today.
Watch: Clearing unstable rocks above highway
More heavy rain set to delay SH6 reopening
Incredible video from NZTA shows abseiling workers clearing loose and unstable rocks from high above SH6 in Westland. More rain is set for the area from today.
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Rain may slow SH6 slip repairs
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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.