Raw sewage poured out of the sewer outlet of a Greymouth river to the disgust of whitebaiters fishing on a Sunday afternoon.

Five people have been charged after the "aggressive robbery" of several overseas tourists in campervans parked in Greymouth.

The mother of Trent O'Connell - who was 17 when he died on State Highway 7 on October 9 last year - recalls that day.

A partnership agreement was signed yesterday as delegates of the Chinese Government group were hosted in Hokitika for the day.

Man in court after house fire thought to have started from a cannabis oil explosion in the kitchen.

Photos of the victim of a serious assault which were splattered over a private Facebook page are being investigated by police.

Constable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.

The mother of a 17-year-old boy who died after drinking heavily says she has no resentment towards his older friend who supplied him alcohol.

It was 75 years ago this month that West Coast farmer Stanley Graham killed for the first time. A total of seven people would be dead before he was caught.

After working undercover in the drug and gang scene, retiring Police Assoc boss says he relied on rugby, possum trapping and the West Coast to sort out his head.

Up to 30 West Coast patients won't get scheduled surgery or outpatient consultations next week as a result of the junior doctors' strike.

The West Coast rugby player who underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing straight after a Heartland Championship match against

Veteran anti-1080 protester Pete Lusk successfully argued to have his bail conditions changed.

Man faced charges of assault with a weapon, assault, intentional damage, resisting arrest and using threatening language.

A Hokitika minister has been elected Bishop of Te Waipounamu in the Anglican Maori Church.

An old railway house at Otira razed by fire early today was not insured.

In the absolute silence of deep underground, Bronwyn Sell experiences true darkness - and the beauty it conceals.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

A man has died after falling from a ridgeline on the West Coast tonight. Police said the man, who had been on a hunting trip with

Federated Farmers says "feral" anti-1080 activists are worse than the pests.

A trio of tourists who went for a walk up to Kings Park to view the sunset became lost and had to call the police to help them down.

A West Coast man who admitted illegally mining gold on his own property has been discharged without conviction.

Solid Energy's chairman says his board has done its best for the West Coast and he's fed up with continual criticism from the region.

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn proposes uplifting the memorial to pioneer West Coast surveyor George Dobson.

Hokitika postal services are in line for another dramatic overhaul next month, when the posties will be replaced with a contractor. Long-term

Strong forward bookings into summer have been welcomed by West Coast hotel and motel owners, who say the peak season is starting earlier

Westport police say they do not have enough evidence to lay charges over allegations 1080 protesters damaged a Department of Conservation

Westport police say they do not have enough evidence to lay charges over allegations 1080 protestors damaged a Department of Conservation staff member's car.

A Westport driver caught driving while disqualified for the 15th time has been sentenced to Community detention, supervision and community work in lieu of disqualification.

Multiple aerial 1080 drops have taken place in the northern Buller area over recent weeks.