Delays caused by KiwiRail are `a risk` to quickly advancing a flood protection wall for Hokitika, a council meeting has heard. Read...

State Highway 6 between Hokitika and Haast is now closed and travellers have until 6pm tonight to leave the road. Read...

Tourist operators are concerned the Hokitika Gorge walkway may struggle with an influx of summer visitors following its bridge closure. Read...

A new suspension bridge will replace an old bridge in the lower Hokitika Gorge, after the government provided funding. Read...

The West Coast town of Hokitika has about 3000 residents. RNZ spoke to a handful of them about the upcoming election. Read...

Future options for the Hokitika Gorge swingbridge remain open with the Department of Conservation (DOC). Read...

A challenge by mana whenua to acknowledge the tapu of Lake Mahinapua near Hokitika has been raised with the Te Tai o Poutini Plan. Read...

West Coast Regional Council has approved an agreement for a dairy company to pay nearly $1.5 million as part of the Hokitika River flood protection work. Read...

Westland Milk Products is to invest $70 million to expand its manufacturing of dairy protein lactoferrin. Read...

West Coast businesses are turning tree sales into traps in a bid to preserve native flora and fauna near Hokitika. Read...