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Greymouth quiz team Quizterectomy members John Roseveare, back left, John Evans, Helen Wallis, Rob Rose, Abi Gully, left front, Karen Evans, Shaun Wallace, from the popular quiz show in England, The Chase, and Karen Hamilton, were among the 600 others who took part in the 20th Believe It Or Not Sky NZ National Pub Quiz Championships on Saturday.

West Coast iwi have thrown their weight behind the Waitaha power scheme, saying West Coast families are being punished, and asking Government to start listening.

A South Westland dairy farm has been confirmed as having Mycoplasma bovis (Mb) while five other properties on the West Coast are now under active watch for the fatal cattle disease.

The Mead family of Greymouth has received a touching surprise - a message in a bottle which was written by Ryan, who died in March.

The mystery over the mass of rats found washed up on a Westport beach has deepened after toxicology testing on some of the 680 carcases found no presence of 1080 poison.

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State highway 7 through Omoto was set to reopen at 6 o'clock tonight, more than a month after a landslide took out the main road and railway line into Greymouth. PICTURE: Graeme Axford

Organisers of the West Coast rally this Sunday insist it is not political, even though it will be attended by National Party MPs.

Catches were meagre on the Grey River yesterday as a rainstorm brewed overhead to bring an early end to the 2019 whitebaiting season.

The cost of the new Greymouth hospital is now almost $91 million, according to the Ministry of Health.