There is no doubt in Daniel Rockhouse's mind that he and Russell Smith were not the only two who survived the first Pike River mine explosion.

The sealing-off of the Pike River mine has been delayed for a week to allow families to mark the sixth anniversary of the disaster.

It's beginning to feel like summer in some parts of the country, with pohutukawa bursting into bloom. "People have been getting a

Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are calling for the mine not to be sealed in the hope the bodies of their loved ones will one day be recovered.

Family and friends of the Pike River 29 are protesting at the gates near the ill-fated West Coast mine in one final attempt to stop it from being sealed.

A District Court judge has refused to sentence a West Coast man over a cannabis growing operation because police had not considered the commercial aspect.

New Westland Mayor Bruce Smith, only a week into the job, has been caught out after delivering a speech using the plagiarised words of the US President.

A new book casts doubt on the history of the discovery of the West Coast's first payable gold.

Emergency works to reclaim the Hokitika spit, which is rapidly being eroded by the sea, are set to start this week.

About 20 per cent of West Coast dairy farms could be in serious financial trouble, Federated Farmers heard at its quarterly meeting in Greymouth.

Filled with genuine photos of the MP, there were a few hints the Facebook page was not the official one.

Solid Energy says it remains in discussions over the future of the Spring Creek underground coalmine at Dunollie, and the small Reddale open-cast mine near Reefton.

Anna Harrison embarks on four days of cycling to explore the rugged West Coast.

Justine Tyerman learns the pin-step on a famous South Island river of ice.

A treasurer of a popular West Coast speedway has been charged with stealing more than $6000 in club cash. Tania Dawn Lind, 33, was

The Buller man turned himself in after escaping from police custody on Saturday night.

The Buller man who escaped from police custody on Saturday night will spend a month behind bars awaiting his next court appearance.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that using the Taser on the man was a breach of policy, and that policy should be reviewed.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

The person was critically injured in the crash at Greymouth Motorcycle Street Races, and died on their way to hospital.

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.

Tributes are pouring in for the former head of the Council of Trade Unions who died this morning after a battle with lung cancer.