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Human remains found 11 years after explosion at Pike River Mine

Human remains have been found 11 years after a explosion at Pike River Mine on the West Coast, as an investigation into the disaster continues. The November 2010 disaster led…

Group arrested after allegedly using explosives at historic West Coast mine

West Coast Police have arrested a number of individuals and charged four of them in relation to damage done at the historic Big River Quartz Mine between June and July…

One person dead after Vehicle goes into River on West Coast

Police report that a single -vehicle was involved in a serious crash on the West Coast, Thursday morning. The crash happened near Harihari on Wanganui Flat Road at around 9.15am.…

Search and Rescue Helicopter locates Body of missing Rafter on West Coast

A search and rescue operation was initiated on the evening of May 23 to locate a rafter reported as missing on the Ahaura River, inland from Greymouth. Police reported yesterday…

Search and Rescue Operation underway to find missing Rafter on West Coast

A search and rescue operation is underway after Police released a statement saying that a rafter had been reported as missing on the Ahaura River, inland from Greymouth, yesterday evening.…

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes lower South Island

GeoNet reported a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that shook the lower South Island and surrounding areas on Thursday evening at 8.07 pm. The quake occurred at a depth of 9 km…

15 Takahē Birds released into Kahurangi National Park

The Department of Conservation Takahē Recovery team partnered with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Fulton Hogan to release the 15 birds into Kahurangi National Park. The Takahē breed was…

61-year-old David originally reported missing, located after not returning from tramp – West Coast

Police advised the press that 61-year-old David Jensen was reported as missing since Saturday, February 20, from a tramping trip near Hokitika on the West Coast. Authorities believed David left…

Pike River Mine: Remote Camera fails to enter through three different pipes

A remote camera was deployed into 300mm pipes at Pike River Mine yesterday. The camera was successfully deployed into each pipe but it was unable to penetrate rubble and rockfall…

Westland District Council receives $1million funding boost

The Westland District Council will be getting a funding boost of $1million that was followed by an announcement from the Minister for Regional Economic Development Shane Jones. Funding for the…