Laura Mills
Learn CPR, says mayor, after saving friend’s life
Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn used CPR to save the life of Kiwi rugby league legend and Grey district councillor Tony Coll on Saturday...
Moves to create new Moana hub
Application has been lodged for the development of a new commercial-industrial hub at the northern entrance to Moana township.
Richie (and 1029 others) join Coast to Coast
All Blacks legend Richie McCaw has swapped his rugby boots for running shoes these days, and early this morning he and long-term friend and...
Franz gondola company ‘enthusiastic’
The company behind plans for a gondola to improve viewing opportunities at the retreating Franz Josef Glacier is still enthusiastic about the project, despite...
Gallery reopens with top exhibition
After nine months and $300,000 of earthquake strengthening, the Left Bank Art Gallery reopens in Greymouth this weekend with an exhibition that salutes the...
Drunk man clocked at 150kph
A highly intoxicated man who was clocked driving at 150kph near Hokitika on Saturday night, had endangered the lives of all other road users,...
Russian refuses rescue – twice
Two flights to Franz Josef Glacier last night by the NZCC West Coast Rescue Helicopter to help an injured Russian tourist was "a giant...
How tourists travel for free
Budget travellers can spend three days around Greymouth with wifi, toilets, toilet paper, soap, cold showers and an overnight park -- all without spending...
Reefton, Hokitika racetracks to go
The Greymouth Jockey Club has had a reprieve with the pending shake-up of New Zealand racing, however Hokitika and Reefton are not so lucky...
Regional council wants proof of climate change
Revelations the West Coast Regional Council wants to see more scientific evidence to prove that human-driven climate change is real has caused embarrassment on...
