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Specialist tugs will attempt to refloat grounded barge from Westport beach
The vessel had been anchored offshore for the past week, unable to come into port.
Rockfall cuts off road between West Coast and Canterbury
NZTA warns of more SH73 closures with heavy rain forecast until Tuesday.
'Absolute control': Former Gloriavale members file slavery lawsuit
Former members are filing charges after claiming to be made slaves from birth.
5 underrated corners of New Zealand for a short break
NZ's most irresistible stays - and no one knows about them.
'What’s the story?': Franz Josef paperwork failure stuns regional council
Havill wall extension built in April after Waiho River threatened oxidation ponds.
Lotto Powerball jackpot goes unstruck, rolls over to $17m for Wednesday draw
Three jackpots were won last month alone. Largest single prize claimed in '24 was $30m.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings selling harvesting rights of forest estate
Deal with global private asset management firm Fiera Comox subject to approval from OIO.
'Lucky to be alive': Man found after 48 hours in the bush with no locator beacon
Search and rescue said the man's actions are a textbook example of what not to do.
'Objectionable odour': Smelly complaints keep council busy
The council dealt with 31 environmental complaints overall from April to June this year.
'Emotions running high' : Person bottled, another hit by shovel after Hokitika rugby final
Police are 'disappointed' in the behaviour that unfolded following a local rugby final.
Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash on West Coast's SH6
“Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the person died at the scene.”
Hopes for $7m to protect Hari Hari from flooding
Managing the Wanganui River is increasingly challenging.
'No warning sign': Farmer fined after stock crossing motorbike crash
A motorbike rider got caught in bungy ropes strung across a public road by sharemilkers.
West Coast iwi leaders cop ‘racist, revolting, hate-filled’ emails
The email tirade was allegedly generated by a single individual.
House prices flat in May, buyers taking time to make decisions
May-laise: A soggy month for many in the housing market.
15 hours of non-stop rain: Heavy rain warnings in force for west of country, strong winds hit Auckland
Residents at the top of the South Island could see up to 170mm of rain.
Discover which students moving for university are least likely to return home
There's no shortage of opportunities for graduates wanting a start in the regions.
Retired man's life savings gone after sleeping skipper grounds fishing boat
'I have nothing left, thanks to Simon's stupidity.'
Woman electrocuted by etching machine salvaged from dumpster
Christine Rowley was found dead in her Inangahua Junction, West Coast store.
Gang boss with fake motorbike licence unhappy he must now do the time
Albert Epere argued community work was unfair.
Shane Jones’ secret lunches with West Coast mine bosses not publicised
Regional Development Minister says he wanted to avoid a media circus.
Coroner hears young man mocked, shamed and beaten during his life at Gloriavale
Sincere Standtrue's sister reveals the way he was treated at Gloriavale before he died.
Coroner to rule whether Gloriavale death was suicide, accident or toxic exposure
Sincere Standtrue died at Chch Hospital in November 2018 after an incident at Gloriavale.
'A pain in the butt with purpose': Scooter safari to cross Southern Alps
They’ll be covering the 250km from Christchurch to Hokitika - on 50cc mopeds.
'We need help': Waiho Flat landowners' angst over flood strategy
'We’re watching our money going down the river every time it floods.'
The small West Coast town sitting on a valuable mineral
It's used in everything from mobile phones to solar panels and electric vehicles.
Suspicious E. coli levels at Franz Josef
Further inquiries are ongoing 'to pinpoint' the source of the contamination.