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Dan Govier braves the infamous Greymouth Bar for a bluenose/bluefin gander, with at least one coming up trumps!

A forensic examination begun in mid-2022 at West Coast Regional Council is continuing after it refused to pay a $90,000 bill from the Westland District Council.

No matter how many times I drive the South Island’s Great Coast Road (SH6), between Westport and Greymouth, it never fails to intoxicate me. It’s like a me

Cave Creek is something Mark Davies contemplates every day. And after almost 47 years of serving the cause of conservation he is in a reflective...

As he reflects on a long career, West Coast DOC boss Mark Davies notes the impact of the darkest of days for the Department: the Cave Creek disaster. The Cave Creek disaster occurred on 28 April 1995 when a viewing platform in Paparoa National Park ...

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The public can now view a massive rimu, at least 1000 years old, discovered almost by accident in South Westland. The tree has been formally...

Waimate GP, Dr Crispin Langston on behalf of Waimate Doctors, an informal group of local doctors, flags health concerns around SIRRL’s Waimate Project Kea consent applications.

West Coasters 'love their environment' but the region can be smarter in attracting tourists for longer stays by utilising the outstanding natural environment, the retiring DOC boss for the region says. The DOC estate contributes 45% of the region's GDP ...

The public can now view a massive rimu, at least 1000 years old, discovered almost by accident in South Westland. This week the tree has been formally recognised as the largest known rimu in the South Island, with public access to the site opening ...