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.

Vet says in the past two weeks unvaccinated dogs in the town had been hit hard by the deadly parvovirus.

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.

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.

Police have named the man who died following a fall on the Gunn Ridge Track near Whataroa on Friday as Nicolaj Brun.

Police have recovered the body of a man who has died after falling from a ridge line on the West Coast last night.

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.

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.

Solid Energy's new owner or owners may be known by the end of this month.

Three men armed with a gun held up a 17-year-old living at premises attached to the dairy late Sunday night and beat him.

The skipper of a commercial fishing boat admitted failing to scare seabirds away and may have cost his employer his vessel.

Fish and Game says it wants DoC to do more to reduce the threat 1080 poison poses to people gathering food from waterways.

Brogan Watt fell ill immediately after West Coast's 62-28 loss to Poverty Bay.

Teen threatened at gunpoint by three men wearing fancy dress and wigs during dairy robbery.