Tramper dies, another rescued from remote West Coast track

Haast anti-chlorine campaigners push for fee waiver

The water regulator can exempt a supplier from chlorinating a community water supply, if it was impractical or too costly, and there was a safe alternative.

Gloriavale documentary series returns for second season

The second two-part series would "continue to expose life inside one of New Zealand’s most secretive communities, giving voice to those breaking free".

Coast council winning battle, not war, against pesky weed

West Coast Regional Council staff have had some wins in the ongoing war on the pestilential water weed, Parrot's Feather.

15 years on, Pike River families still pushing for criminal charges

The anniversary also comes after the release of the Pike River feature film, which has brought the families' ongoing fight for justice back into focus.