West Coast regional councillor Frank Dooley has lost his defamation case against Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine.
The dispute stemmed from Cleine’s claims that Dooley physically...
Around 50 people were stranded in Arthurs Pass village after heavy snowfall closed State Highway 73 on both sides.
A civil defense volunteer, Chris Stewart,...
A class action lawsuit has been filed by former members of the Gloriavale Christian community against the community and five government agencies.
The four plaintiffs...
West Coast Police have arrested four people and seized a significant amount of illicit drugs following the execution of four search warrants in Christchurch...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 April 2024.
Fatal Crash, Helena Bay, Whangārei
Police can confirm a pedestrian has died after being struck by...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town.
This...
One person has been found deceased following a house bus fire in Westland this morning.
Emergency services were called to the Blue Spur property about...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 January 2024.
Police appeal for witnesses to Whatawhata Crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash...
Police have welcomed the verdicts returned today in the Greymouth District Court, where a man has been found guilty for multiple historical sexual offences...
Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Liam Nixon in the Greymouth District Court today for a number of sexual offences.
The 27-year-old Greymouth man...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 June 2023.
Man arrested in Greymouth for supplying methamphetamine
Police have arrested a man for his involvement in...
A significant Police operation has dealt a blow to a Central Otago-based syndicate accused of both producing commercial-scale quantities of cannabis in south Westland,...
A Controlled Purchase Operation (CPO) checking on the sale of alcohol to minors was held on Saturday, 11 February.
CPOs are used in conjunction with...
Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Allan William Walton today in the Greymouth District Court for multiple historic sexual offences.
The 88-year-old West Coast...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 24 January 2023.
Update into fatal crash investigation in Papakura
An investigation into what led to a fatal crash...
Two people have been arrested for allegedly supplying methamphetamine following search warrants carried in Greymouth on Wednesday.
A 34-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were...
Updates on crimes and investigations for 14 November 2022.
Person dies following incident at Spencer Park
Police can confirm a person has died at Spencer Park...
Police are making enquiries following the sudden death of an 18-year-old in Hokitika in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services were called to...
Police updates for 5 November 2022.
Have you seen Shane Duncan?
Police are appealing for the public's help to find 55-year-old Shane Duncan.
Shane was last seen...
Police can confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash on Lake Brunner Road, Moana, Grey District.
The crash was reported around 2:30am...
Greymouth Police are seeking information in relation to historic sexual offending against boys on the West Coast.
Allan William Walton, an 87-year-old West Coast man,...
Yesterday, police released a statement confirming they have captured images of human remains in the Pike River Mine.
The images were taken in the furthest...