Illness and leave have caused a gap and Health NZ West Coast could not find locums to fill the gaps. Read...

Protection work for one of the town`s most dangerous flood areas has stopped and KiwiRail is being blamed. Read...

Fiera Comox has bought a 35-year cutting right to 45,500 hectares of forestry blocks between Westport and Franz Josef. Read...

Staff shortages have again closed Buller Health`s acute care (hospital) service to admissions, just three days after it fully reopened. Read...

An alleged fuel spill of thousands of litres of fuel oil into Westport`s harbour is being investigated, with officials seeking more information as accusations fly. Read...

Nearly three years after a devastating flood displaced hundreds of residents, they have been told a solution is near. Read...

West Coast ratepayers face targeted rates well above the 27 percent or 44 percent general rates increase proposed by the regional council - particularly in Westport. Read...

A Westport man with a history of obtaining child sex abuse material is again facing similar charges for more than two million files. Read...

Westport`s methamphetamine use is double that of its near-neighbour, Greymouth, and well above the national average, a public meeting was told in Westport last night. Read...

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown told the mayor it was not the government`s problem. Read...