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Car ends up in ditch
The driver of a car which crashed on the outskirts of Runanga late last night was taken to hospital with moderate to serious injuries.
Dog attack victim bitten to bone while protecting son
A vicious dog bit a chunk out of a mother's arm to the bone as she stepped in to save her two young children...
Council finds new ceo
The West Coast Regional Council has found its new chief executive in-house, appointing its planning and operations group manager Mike Meehan to the top...
Former Greymouth woman writes about life as a stripper
A former Greymouth woman has published a no-holds barred novel, G-string and all, about the two decades she spent as a stripper.
‘Psycho’ visitor shows need for cop, says town leader
A "psycho" visitor who wreaked havoc in Arthur's Pass recently, leaving volunteer firefighters to detain him for 90 minutes until police arrived, is a...
End of the road for Haast-Hollyford proposal?
The Government has no plans to support the proposed Haast-Hollyford road unless the project passes through standard land transport planning processes, Transport Minister Simon...
Shot terrifies neighbour
A witness to a shooting that shattered the Sunday afternoon peace of suburban Greymouth yesterday described the surreal scene unfolding before his eyes as...
Gyrocopter pilot tells of ‘forced landing’
A gyrocopter pilot whose machine suddenly lost power over Greymouth yesterday and crash-landed on the beach, walked away without a scratch.