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• New Chairman For Steering Group

  Te Whanaketanga - the West Coast's development strategy - has entered a new phase, with West Coaster Phil Rossiter appointed chairman and a refreshed steering group in place to guide the region's long-term vision.

• 'Thespianitis' In Reefton

  The Off-Broadway Players, its mother-ship Reefton Operatic And Repertory Society (ROARS), and more recently On Time Community Productions (OTCP), are all amateur thespian groups that put on plays and concerts in Reefton and occasionally elsewhere on the Coast.

• White Pampas (Cortaderia Selloana)

  White pampas is a large, clumpforming grass native to South America, easily recognised by its tall, feathery white plumes.

• West Power

  Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003

• Charleston's Decorative Rocks

  Charlie, Charleston's rock snake, has grown to 23m in 19 months.

• Parkrun Comes To The Coast

  The global running and walking phenomenon known as parkrun is coming to Westport, making it the first parkrun on the West Coast.

• Food-Themed Poetry Sought

  Landing Press is calling out for poems on the theme of food for its next anthology.

• Get Ready To Book Your Great Walk

  The Department of Conservation is encouraging people to prepare to grab their spot when bookings open for popular huts, campsites and Great Walks later this month.

• Sex Life Of Stockton Giant Snail Revealed

  A Department of Conservation ranger caring for a population of Powelliphanta augusta snails has for the first time caught a snail laying an egg on video.

• Coast Calendar

  May

Featured documents

• 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...

• Busy term for Westport St John Youth

  From kayaking to tramping, camping and biking, term one was packed with exciting activities for St John Youth according to Westport Divisional Manager Bridget Kitchin....

• Chair's Report

  The road to the future is always under construction, as is the road to success. Moving the West Coast forward is a team effort and having a collective vision and roadmap is key in that journey....

• Coast Calendar

  JUNE...

• Woman in the trades

  Westport's Kyra Morgan never intended to become a 'tradie.' But when the active and adventurous 26-year-old stumbled upon an Instagram post from a female builder based in Queenstown, her fate was sealed....

• I'm stuck with a mould problem!

  If mould is rampant at your place, take the precautionary steps above to prevent the problem from getting worse and then get ready to clean. There are some moulds that you will never be able to remove once they have taken hold of a fabric or painted wooden surface, but it's always worth a try....

• Reefton stories retold

  Reefton identity Moira Lockington has proven that you are never too old to achieve your dreams. The sprightly 83-year-old, has finally published her first book, which has been 50 years in the writing....

• Stone and wood crafts

  John Stone, builder and woodcraftsman, estimates he has made over 36,000 rimu pate' boards which grace the tables of the finest homes in the country....