South Westland kiwi deaths a puzzle
The Department of Conservation has begun the mass vaccination of Haast and Okarito kiwi chicks after seven young birds — some of the rarest kiwis in the country — died suddenly on a predator-free...
View ArticleLake foreshore replanted
The Lake Brunner Community Catchment Care Group and volunteers were busy at the weekend bedding in about 2500 native plants at the Lake Poerua rest area and around the lake edge.read more
View ArticleMayors sign for Hollyford
West Coast leaders have signed their support for the proposed Haast-Hollyford highway.read more
View ArticleCycle trail back in business
By Brendon McMahon The West Coast Wildneress Trail is open for business despite storm damage, although one section requires “significant remedial work” over at least two months, the Westland District...
View ArticleScientists focus on Southern Alps weather
By Brendon McMahon Monitoring for the international weather research project based at Hokitika Airport will ramp up this week once specialised equipment is set up.read more
View ArticleHollyford backers accuse Helen Clark
ODT Former Minister of Conservation Helen Clark says she has “no recollection whatsoever” of the Haast-Hollyford road reserve being removed from maps during her tenure.read more
View Article500 chickens destroyed at Kaihinu property
Janna Sherman At least 500 chickens were destroyed yesterday in a Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) operation at a Kaihinu property, on the outskirts of Hokitika.read more
View ArticleDOC wind-throw logs for sale
By Laura Mills Parliament will be asked to pass urgent legislation to enable the recovery of native timber blown over in Cyclone Ita on West Coast public conservation land over the next five years,...
View ArticleNew viewpoint for Hokitika Gorge
By Janna Sherman The Department of Conservation plans to build a new viewing platform to improve visitor safety at the Hokitika Gorge.read more
View ArticleScientists probe Alpine Fault
An international science team plans to drill a 1.3km-deep hole into the Alpine Fault, near Whataroa, later this year to find out more about the ‘inner workings’ of New Zealand’s main faultline, and...
View ArticleHokitika registers warmest day since 1866
Hokitika last month had its warmest June day in 149 years, when the town had just been carved out of the bush by its first hardly settlers.read more
View Article1080 buf fer removal concerns aired
By Laura Mills West Coast iwi Te Runanga o Makaawhio is concerned after buffers around waterways were removed from two pending 1080 helicopter poison drops.read more
View ArticleCycleway stepped out with markers
Work has started on installing distance markers 1km apart along the West Coast Wilderness Trail, starting at the Greymouth end.read more
View ArticleCoast Road penguin fence almost f inished
The West Coast Penguin Trust’s penguin-proof fence on the Coast Road is almost finished, thanks to a $8000 boost. Trustee Leon Dalziel said Health Post had made the single largest donation.read more
View ArticleCoastwide mailout for Hollyford road
By Janna Sherman A mass mailout to 13,500 West Coast homes is planned to promote the development of a Haast-Hollyford road.read more
View ArticleCattle banned from waterways
By Laura Mills The National Party has promised to ban dairy cattle from waterways, but says it will allow West Coast farmers who deal with metres of rainfall each year to use electric fencing.read more
View ArticleHollyford road cost balloons
By Laura Mills Every day delayed in progressing the Haast-Hollyford road proposal is adding $15,068 to the cost, according to backers. The road cost was originally given as $220 million.read more
View ArticleCoast marine reserves opened
Laura Mills Five new West Coast marine reserves were officially opened yesterday at Punakaiki by Conservation Minister Nick Smith.read more
View ArticleMassive 1080 drop about to start
By Laura Mills The largest 1080 poisoning operation in New Zealand conservation history is about to get under way in northern Buller and Tasman.read more
View ArticleWomen caught in 1080 drop 'still sick'
A year after 1080 poison rained from the sky as Reefton sisters were enjoying a picnic near Kokiri, both are still experiencing ill health and have lodged a claim with ACC.
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