Coast bread and milk delivery chaos
A switch in the way milk and bread is delivered to stores across the West Coast has been described by shop owners as resulting in 'chaos'.
History House thins out collection
The Greymouth based History House museum is paring down some of its collection by sending items related to other West Coast districts to relevant museums in Hokitika and Westport.
Time to move on — Pike mum
Calls for the country to 'move on' nearly eight years after the Pike River disaster are growing -- along with the budget for the re-entry of the mine drift.
Cobden beach access problems
Fixing erosion problems on the Cobden beach has created a new hazard by severely restricting access to the beach.
Hoki catches slashed
Greymouth fish factory Westfleet says it is unaffected by an industry decision yesterday to slash hoki catches off the West Coast, having just landed a season record.
WMP final payout revealed
Westland Milk Products has held back profits to give farmers a final season net payout of $6.07 a kilo of milk solids, which it acknowledges is "not competitive".
Coast logs shipped overseas
The number of raw logs being trucked straight off the West Coast for exporting from the Port of Lyttelton -- without going near a sawmill -- has doubled in the past few months.
Large Brethren hall approved
A new hall with seating for 510 people has been approved for the Greymouth Brethren congregation - a decade after plans were first mooted.
Man terrorised by rock thrower
A Cobden house has again come under fire from rock throwers operating under the cover of darkness as the terrorised family cowers inside.
Whitebaiters rally against bill
Whitebaiters from around New Zealand are joining forces with the West Coast Whitebaiters Association in a bid to have the Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Bill thrown out of Parliament.
