Latest from West Coast

Dire quake warning for Alpine Fault

Civil Defence officials say there could be up to 10,000 casualties when the Alpine Fault ruptures sometime in the next 50 years - and 1000 could be fatal.

Accused flees after wrong box ticked

An accused sex offender from the West Coast was able to adopt a new name and flee to Australia because a Ministry of Justice employee ticked the wrong box on a form, an internal review has revealed.

Solid Energy shuts down sponsorships

Bathurst gets tentative nod for new mine

Man convicted for pushing off-duty cop off bike

Great spotted kiwi rescued from remote mine shaft

West Coast road closed after truck crash

Opencast Pike River mine mooted

Officials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.

Key distances Govt from Telecom cuts

Prime Minister John Key has denied that the Solid Energy crisis and Telecom job cuts are a black mark against the Government's handling of the economy.

Girl mob stalked and bashed victim 'for fun'

Brothers admit attacking scientists

Rough weather set to continue for West Coast

West Coasters hit by a deluge of heavy rain and thunderstorms can expect little relief in the coming weeks.

Weather: No time for West Coast to dry out

Strongman Mine memorial to be unveiled

Third West Coast councillor pinged for breaching mining rules

Lost trampers spend night in bush

Pantsless driver offers hitchhikers lift

A man naked from the waist down stopped to pick up two Chilean women hitchhiking on the West Coast.

New weather warning for the West Coast

A storm battered the western side of the Southern Alps just under a week ago, closing roads and stranding holiday makers across the region.