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• Barrytown watchdog urges support

  THE Coast Road Resilience Group (CRRG) is calling on neighbours of the Taiko Critical Minerals mine at Barrytown to send their own thoughts to the Fast-Track panel considering the operation.

• After-hours health service hailed

  FOR PEOPLE living rurally on the West Coast, access to fast and reliable after-hours health care can be challenging. Ka Ora Telecare provides phone and video consultations for people living in rural communities when their GP or medical centre is closed, giving people another way to access medical advice.

• Traffic slowed down around Buller schools

  BULLER District Council is introducing 30kph variable speed limits outside all schools in the Buller district to improve safety for students during drop off and pick up times.

• New online hub to help keen fishermen

  Fishing licences are now on sale as anticipation builds for the upcoming season, and this year anglers have a new resource to help them make the most of it.

• Kawatiri dredge sale proceeds revealed

  Buller District Council has completed the sale of the Kawatiri dredge, removing substantial ongoing costs and reducing the financial risks associated with retaining the ageing vessel.

• Alternative justice model launched

  Tasman Police, in partnership with Poutini Ngai Tahu and Poutini Waiora, are pleased to announce the launch of Te Pae Oranga on the West Coast. A celebration last week hosted by Te Tai Poutini Polytechnic to welcome Te Pae Oranga was attended by iwi representatives, community leaders, Poutini Waiora and Police.

• Coast Calendar

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• Home crafts honed for Rose Bowl

  Paroa Women's Institute is preparing to host this year's Anne Stewart Rose Bowl competition at the Trinity Centre, Greymouth, this Saturday.

• Funding certainty for Karamea road through to 2030

  BULLER District Council has welcomed confirmation that the Karamea special purpose road will continue to receive a 100% NZ Transport Agency funding assistance rate through to 2030.

• West Coast Women's Refuge Gets New Website

  A NEW website for West Coast Women's Refuge aims to make it easier for people to access information about how to get confidential family violence support for themselves or others.

Featured documents

• Where can I get an employment agreement?

  All employees must have either an individual employment agreement or be employed under a collective agreement. The employer must retain a signed copy on file. Penalties of up to $20,000 can apply so it is a must do....

• Coast Calendar

  OCTOBER 22 Booze and Craic, A night of Scottish and Irish comedy, Old Lodge, Hokitika, 7.30pm 23 Booze and Craic, A night of Scottish and Irish comedy, Regent Theatre, Greymouth, 7.30pm 23 Labour Weekend Market and Band, Town Square, Greymouth, from midday to 4pm 23 Shakey Ground, Blackball's Inn & ...

• 53 Years Of West Coast Funerals

  Having recently retired after 53 years, Greymouth's longest serving funeral director Laurie Anisy relates how the journey began for him as a 13-yearold schoolboy, 59 years ago this month....

• Planning your new home

  Light, warm, unique and very functional - this new four-bedroom home at Blue Spur near Hokitika promises to provide an ideal place to relax, work and play. Peter Blight, a Hokitika builder and owner of Stonewood Homes West Coast, says 15 to 20 homes are under construction from Hokitika to Haast so...

• New locomotives to replace South Island fleet

  Fifty-seven brand new low-emissions locomotives will boost Kiwi Rail in the South Island, provide more reliable services for current customers and attract new customers from road through better economics, Kiwi Rail group chief executive Greg Miller says....

• Last train standing

  Last year was the Year of Rail across the European Union....

• Buller council gets tough on recycling contamination

  The Buller District has implemented a traffic light system to audit contents placed in recycling bins....

• Coast Calendar

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• The West Coast Trades Academy Annual Awards 2023

  The West Coast Trades Academy held their Annual Student Awards at the Regent Theatre on Friday 3rd November. Over 300 people attended the ceremony that celebrates the success of the Trades Academy students, who attend vocational pathway training as part of their NCEA qualifications at high school....

• Buller sports achievers awarded

  The cream of Buller's outstanding citizens was celebrated at an awards evening at Club Buller in Westport....