A West Coast bar has caused a stir by posting an advertisement calling for part-time staff who `must have double D breasts`.The ad, posted in the window of Stumpers bar in Hokitika has been labelled `sexist and disgusting` by locals... Read...

A faulty sunbed has seemingly been ruled out as the cause of death of Kiwi Piata Tauwhare after the 30-year-old died while at a tanning salon in Wales. Tauwhare, from Hokitika, was discovered dead at the Lextan tanning studio in... Read...

Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products said it would stop collecting milk from Gloriavale-owned dairy farms, effective from June 13, to coincide with the end of the current milking season.Westland chief executive Richard Wyeth said... Read...

The Welsh husband of New Zealand woman Piata Tauwhare wants answers after his wife was found dead at a tanning salon in Swansea. Tauwhare, 30 from Hokitika, was discovered dead at the Lextan tanning studio in Swansea, South Wales... Read...

Justice was served in Hari Hari on the South Island`s West Coast on Friday night when farm workers captured a gang member who had been evading police since a Hokitika burglary the previous morning.The wanted man allegedly stole... Read...

Westland Milk Products will be able to discharge milk waste to land from its Hokitika factory under a renewed consent. Read...

Westland Mayor Bruce Smith says a mine in Buller could be a game changer for the region and its ports, and is urging a look at `the bigger picture`. Read...

Seven of the dead dolphins were calves, and the most recent discovery was a Hector`s dolphin with its tail end missing at a beach near Mikonui, south of Hokitika, last week. Read...

By Samantha Gee of RNZ Civil Defence emergency operation centres have opened in Westport and Hokitika as the region prepares for a deluge of heavy rain that could bring slips and flooding.MetService has issued a red warning,... Read...

Civil Defence emergency operation centres have opened in Westport and Hokitika as the region prepares for a deluge of heavy rain that could bring slips and flooding. Read...