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	Fire at former Seaview Hospital in Hokitika treated as suspicious RadioNZ - 10 Aug (RadioNZ) The building was formerly a jail, then a psychiatric hospital. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Fire crews fighting large building fire near Hokitika RadioNZ - 10 Aug (RadioNZ) It is understood to be an unoccupied former mental health facility in Seaview. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Independent commissioners approve sand mine for 16 years near Hokitika RadioNZ - 18 Jul (RadioNZ) The Westland Mineral Sands site will be about eight kilometres from the town and cover 112 hectares. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	How tiny tags and ‘Brad Pitt’ could uncover sex secrets of elusive native fish Stuff.co.nz - 4 Jul (Stuff.co.nz) Over the past year, DOC Ranger Suze Harris has inserted 12.5mm passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags under the skin of 41 shortjaw kokopu in a tributary of the Kaniere River, Hokitika. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	PGG told to pay $780,000 for farm sale misrepresentation by Supreme Court RadioNZ - 30 Jun (RadioNZ) Court documents showed the sale featured incorrect descriptions about the herd size and milk production at the 105 hectare site near Hokitika. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Family concerned for woman missing on West Coast Stuff.co.nz - 29 May (Stuff.co.nz) Police said Juliet usually resides in Hokitika but may have travelled elsewhere with her 7-year-old son. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	The West Coast company supplying Costco with its low-price butter Stuff.co.nz - 22 May (Stuff.co.nz) A co-operative until 2019, Hokitika-based Westland was bought by China’s Yili group in 2019, for $588 million. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Business



	Seven things we learnt in the New Zealand episode of Conan O’Brien Must Go RadioNZ - 15 May (RadioNZ) The US comedian was lured over to hunt a man who lives in a converted shipping container in Hokitika. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	St Mary's Primary School students in Hokitika join search for new principal RadioNZ - 22 Apr (RadioNZ) The Catholic school pupils have drawn up `Wanted` posters for their ideal candidate. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Person seriously hurt after car and bus crash on SH6 Stuff.co.nz - 31 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) A helicopter was scrambled after a car and a bus collided near Kakapotahi, about 40km south of Hokitika on the West Coast, on Friday evening. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General