The man, who was thought to be from either Nelson or Christchurch, was involved in a late-night attack on August 8. Read...

The phone dropped into the sea over the Hokitika Trench, about 50km southwest of Greymouth. Read...

A person has been taken to Greymouth Hospital in a serious condition after falling down the old Tyneside Mine on the West Coast. A rescue operation was launched just after 11am to pull the person out of a coal mine shaft. Hato Hone St John said the injured person was taken to Greymouth Hospital for treatment. Earlier, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager said two trucks and one support vehicle were at the now permanently closed coal mine. He said the person was stuck at the bottom of a mine shaft and crews were working to rescue them. The highway side of the site was closed while the recovery effort was under way. Department of Conservation Greymouth senior ranger Darrell Haworth said staff were on-site as emergency services worked to extract the person, who had fallen down the shaft on the highway side of the Brunner Mine site. “We first want to ensure the person is extracted safely from the mineshaft before we undertake work to ensure the site is safe for the public. “The mineshaft is securely fenced; at this time, we do not know how the person accessed the shaft.” The Tyneside mine operated from the 1870s until 1908. It was one of several mines situated on the banks of the Grey River, between the small townships of Stillwater and Taylorville, near Dobson. Read...

A Greymouth election candidate has called out Grey District Councillors for laughing at a meeting, when they were asked about pushback over recent rate increases. Read...

Emergency services have found the person in the mine near Greymouth. Read...

Arbon did not return from a solo day tramp northeast of Greymouth 10 days ago. Read...

Roy Arbon, 75, has been missing since he set out on a walk up Mt Davy to Mt Sewell near Greymouth on 23 July. Read...

Howard Temple changed his plea on the third day of his trial in Greymouth. Read...

Howard Temple had been standing trial in Greymouth, but suddenly changed his pleas on Wednesday. Read...

Gloriavale`s Overseeing Shepherd, Howard Temple, is on trial in the Greymouth District Court for 24 representative charges of sexual offending. Read...