West Coast

The council says the discovery has reinforced its opposition to resource consents for a private dump company.

Residents have been asked to conserve water as the Omoto Reservoir hits critically low levels.

The decision to pause is pragmatic but also disappointing, says the Conservation Board chairperson.

A rough night lies ahead as further win and rain looms for many rainsoaked areas in the South Island..

"These principles are not taught in Gloriavale today and have not been part of our teaching for many years."

Grant had been in the lead on Sunday.

Formal warnings issued by Police and Oranga Tamariki to two people at the Christian community over the practice.

Jamie Cleine was in tears as he spoke about increasingly damaging floods. Audio

Predator Free South Westland aims to eliminate every possum, rat and stoat from 100,000 hectares that covers from the Southern Alps to the sea.

The district's mayor says they've come out of the latest downpour quite lightly.

The Secretary for Education has written to the school after a recent report concluded it was not a safe space for students. Audio

Donald Baikie, 67, was found dead at a property on Chapel Street around 12.15pm on 30 September.

The West Coast mine closed in 1967 and since then, many artefacts have been stolen.

They were notified of an incident around Tainui Street and Chapel Street at 12.15pm.

A red wind warning has been issued for Canterbury, while orange weather warnings cover much of the South Island and further north, as gale force winds and heavy rains loom.

The old Seaview Hospital and former Kotuku Hostel were consumed by a massive fire in August.

A commercial fisherman has been fined $15,000 for trawling in a marine reserve last year.

A proposal to build the West Coast region's only aged care village will benefit all ages in the region, a local mayor says.