New Zealand has a high chance of seeing warmer than average temperatures this spring.

Grey district councillors shocked at the state of parts of the CBD during a town walk.

Whitebait season off to good start, veteran says.

West Coast Whitebaiters have their nets ready for the season opening tomorrow morning.

Development West Coast back in the black with stable operational costs.

The West Coast has seen booms and busts but the beer has been flowing for 150 years.

Kiwi charged with smuggling cocaine to Australia fell for an online scam, his lawyer says.

Two people were badly burned by a bonfire at Kotuku on the West Coast on Saturday night.

A 46-year-old Westport motorcyclist is dead following a crash with another motorcyclist.

Firefighters say they had a bit of a chuckle with they arrived and found the "fire".

More than 1000 people turned up.

Simon Bastion is the new Westland District Council chief executive officer.

Bat attack that caused brain damage showed "extreme violence without provocation".

Children's schoolwork is suffering as rising rents force more low-income families to move.

WorkSafe NZ will not be taking action on a tragic river crossing near Harihari last year.

PM says cross-party deal on the Pike River Mine recovery won't make the mine any safer.

Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

Board officials refuse to discuss care of ill woman.

The MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for the West Coast.

Neighbours recall tale of woman who jumped to her death in 1967 after killing her husband.

A West Coast man sparked a five-hour stand-off with armed police yesterday.

A man who "lost his rag" at a WINZ office has pleaded guilty for "speaking threateningly".

A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

Elderly man falls off ladder while cutting firewood and spends night out on West Coast

Neighbours refuse to let go of rooster, who has been waking man in early hours.

West Coast trio who bashed and left a man for dead, were jailed yesterday.

The great walk will be open to mountain bikers all year.

The 15-year-old hadn't been seen since Tuesday.

One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.

A man has been arrested after allegedly robbing a petrol station with a samurai sword.