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Denniston Plateau

Case against mine stronger - Forest & Bird

Environmental group Forest & Bird says a High Forest and Bird,Court decision has strengthened its case against mining on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast.

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Local resident Brittnay Beddoes sent in this image of the Sperm whale

Four dead whales baffle expert

Scientists are baffled at what might have killed four whales which washed up over two days on a certain section of a West Coast beach.

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Until a decision is made, the sea will continue to creep closer

Council struggles to hold back sea video

The sea is slowly but surely destroying Hokitika's beach-front land.

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The blaze that killed young West Coast father Ben McBride was triggered by an electrical fault

Fatal Hokitika fire not suspicious

The blaze that killed young West Coast father Ben McBride was triggered by an electrical fault, police say.

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The Green Party and Forest & Bird have both said the Denniston Plateau mine project spells ecological disaster

Forest and Bird fights Denniston mine

Forest & Bird is fighting a court decision approving an open cast mine on the Denniston Plateau just days after the government signed the project off.

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Police and fire safety investigators have been examining the scene

West Coast fire victim young father

Ben McBride, 25, died in a shed fire on the property he shared with his girlfriend and their two young daughters.

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A high speed test has been launched in Moana, in the Lake Brunner District

Small, rural NZ town gets 4G video

A high speed test has been launched in Moana, in the Lake Brunner District on the West Coast.

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One person had died, the body is yet to be recovered and formally identified

One dead in West Coast shed blaze video

One person is dead after a shed fire on the West Coast early this morning.

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A view of the Denniston Plateau (Forest & Bird)

'A lot of people' oppose mine

The fight's not over for conservationists opposed to mining on the West Coast as many people turn out to public meetings about the mine.

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The Denniston Plateau (File)

Denniston Plateau mine given go-ahead video

Conservation groups vow to fight the decision made by Minister Dr Nick Smith today to approve a 106 hectare open-coast coal mine on the South Island's West Coast.

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Denniston Plateau (Photo: Forest and Bird)

Decision due on Denniston coal mine

Environment Minister Nick Smith will today make an announcement about the proposed open cast coal mine at Dennison Plateau on the West Coast.

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Armed invasion of West Coast house

Two armed men have burst into a West Coast house in the early hours of Thursday, police say.

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Anthony Carrick Duncan was sentenced after it was revealed he was receiving accident compensation for seven years when he worked at three different jobs

Man works three jobs while on ACC

A man has been sentenced after fraudulently taking ACC payments despite working three jobs

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The coroner has found the skydiving plane was overloaded and off balance

Calls to tighten adventure tourism safety video

There are renewed calls tonight to make adventure tourism safer after nine people died in the Fox Glacier tragedy.

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Coroner McElrea said the events leading to the deaths are ultimately a mystery (AAP)

Fox Glacier report brings 'closure' video

The son of a 2010 Fox Glacier plane crash victim says the coroner's report has given the family some closure.

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