Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy today released a detailed report on the Coast's economy.

Steven Joyce and Nathan Guy release detailed report which outlines significant potential to attract new investment on West Coast.

A French hitchhiker who spent four days trying to get a lift out of the West Coast without success plead guilty to damaging road signs.

A Frenchman whose attempts to hitch-hike out of the West Coast landed him in court says New Zealand should be renamed "Nazi Zealand". Cedric

Frustrated French hitchhiker ended up in handcuffs after road signs were hurled into the Punakaiki River and locals were abused.

Former Hokitika woman Michelle Blok picked up an Emmy at the recent 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles.

Nine years after Westpower first proposed a hydro-electricity scheme on the Waitaha River, the Department of Conservation said it had given approval in principle.

Police have found a body within the scene of the commercial premises destroyed by fire last night at Franz Josef.

State Highway 6 between Punakaiki and Fox River reopened today following a mammoth clean-up operation.

The huge slip near Meybille Bay, south of Westport, is proving a cloud with a silver lining for Punakaiki.

A fresh rock fall this morning to the north of Sunday's slip near Punakaiki ended chances of the road reopening today. About 200

A West Coast woman convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old boy and jailed for three years can now be named.

Kim Knight felt the fear (and then walked it off) on a six-hour side-trip to Hokitika.

Passengers on both the Tranz Alpine and the visiting Silver Fern railcar faced travel disruptions today after a derailment at Omoto early this morning.

'It frightened the life out of her. She thought the sky had fallen in,' says Westport resident of 87-year-old mother whose house was struck.

Charges stem from an incident involving two people who were collecting pounamu from the bed of the Arahura River, near man's home at Milltown.

The sale of Holcim's Buller assets has created "massive" interest from prospective buyers, says the company handling the sale process.

Daniel Scheepers appeared in the Greymouth District Court yesterday charged with contravening the Minerals Act.

Beekeeper charged with bringing cocaine into Australia has applied to go to detention centre if he gets bail.

Development West Coast doubled its business loans in the past year to $14.4 million.

Police on lookout for cheeky criminals who took DIY to the next level .

A cyclist has died following an accident on State Highway 6 near Aratuna early this morning.

A farmer who claims that locals are trying to drive him out of his small West Coast community is now facing a threatening to kill charge.

The Fox Glacier School roll has fallen to five, its lowest number in over 20 years when the village school was briefly closed.

Two rental cars were broken into and $25,000 worth of cash and property stolen at Hokitika Gorge on Saturday.

A young girl raped by a West Coast farm worker who fled to Australia days before his trial fears he will come looking for her once he's served his 10-year jail term.

An injured Brit who spent two freezing nights under ferns in rugged West Coast bush says he survived on just an apple.

Alpine rescuers search near Mount Bovis for the man, dressed only for a day tramp, who has been missing since Saturday.

A search and rescue is underway for a 28-year-old English man who has been missing at Paparoa National Park since Saturday night.

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