West Coast

Louise Upston visited Gloriavale on 30 January where she met Overseeing Shepherd Stephen Standfast, senior leaders and other Gloriavale members.

Temple has won an appeal against his sentence for indecencies involving young women.

A police officer found the body near Parkers Creek.

The crash happened near the intersection with Cora Lynn Road.

His laywer argues jailing the 85-year-old for 26 months was unfair given his age, bail conditions and cognitive impairment.

Buller's new mayor has doubled down on his refusal to speak to reporters, saying he plans to keep it up as long as he's mayor.

Originair won't guarantee its Westport-Wellington service will continue beyond mid-May.

Police have said they are nearing the final stages of their criminal investigation into the disaster.

Last November the lawyer for Pike River families told RNZ police had enough evidence to lay manslaughter charges over the disaster.

A first-home buyer in the flood-prone West Coast town says she and her partner could not even convince the vendor's current insurer to offer them a policy.

Labour MP Damien O'Connor on Monday confirmed he won't seek to regain the West Coast-Tasman electorate - but is not ruling out standing on the list.

National's West Coast-Tasman MP announced she will retire from politics at this year's election, citing family, health and a desire to "rest a little". Audio

Its board sought a judicial review of the Ministry of Education's decision to cancel its registration as a private school.

A supermarket label claimed that the coleslaw contained lamb lung, crude protein, crude fat and crude fibre.

Rockfall has been causing disruption on the roads around Arthur's Pass between Canterbury and the West Coast.

Gloriavale leaders are appealing a decision which found members were employees rather than community volunteers.

A former Gloriavale member says leavers should be involved in helping families adjust to alternative schooling options.