Police f i nd 91 Coast cannabis plots
By Viv Logie Seventeen West Coast people face charges as a result of the annual cannabis recovery Operation Lucy.read more
View Article'Greymouth' makes headlines
Residents of Ontario, in Canada, and London, in England, will know the name Greymouth for a slightly different reason after a drug bust named ‘Project Greymouth’.read more
View ArticleCat cruelty investigation widens
A Cobden man facing charges of “disgusting” animal cruelty for maiming a cat has been bailed to his parents’ address in the Grey Valley, and will reappear in court on June 17.read more
View ArticleLies prevent accountability in Otira Gorge fatality
Lies told to the police have prevented anyone being held accountable for a fatal truck crash in the Otira Gorge two years ago, the Christchurch Court news website reports.read more
View ArticleGrieving dad admits harassment
A Hokitika man who repeatedly harassed his ex-partner after the death of his son was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within three months, when he appeared in the Greymouth District...
View ArticleNo health risk from chicken cull - Ministry
Janna Sherman The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) last night assured Hokitika residents there was “minimal risk” of any human health effects from the cull of 620 tuberculosis (Tb) diseased...
View ArticleHokitika woman used gift card dishonestly
A 30-year-old Hokitika woman was remanded on bail until July 1 for trying to dishonestly use a Speights Alehouse gift card, in Greymouth.read more
View ArticleWoman drinks while awaiting place in rehab
A Hokitika woman who stole $1000 from her employer and $100 from a house, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, although that could be substituted for home detention if she attends a drug and...
View ArticleFarm burglar jailed
District Court A 29-year-old Reefton man has been jailed for four years and six months for his part in the burglary of five different farms in April last year, as well as a number of drug...
View ArticleFive years for fatal smash
A Kumara man who caused the death of Runanga man Judd Hall, 26, by driving drunk while fleeing from police at high speed was sentenced to five years in prison at the Greymouth District Court this...
View ArticleRep rugby player gets home-D for pub assault
A representative West Coast rugby player who kicked an unconscious Reefton man so hard that his head whipped back and rebounded off a wall, was sentenced in the Greymouth District Court to 10...
View ArticleKnives thrown at cop
An “extremely intoxicated” woman who threw three carving knives at a police officer in Hokitika on Tuesday night while brandishing a hammer in the other hand, was remanded on bail when she appeared...
View ArticleMan with 11 drink-driving of fences jailed
A Cobden man with 11 offences for drink-driving to his name was sentenced in the Greymouth District Court yesterday to eight months in prison and disqualified from driving for 18 months for yet...
View ArticlePower stolen for cannabis operation
One half of a father and son duo from Dobson charged with stealing electricity to power a cannabis growing operation was yesterday remanded on bail for sentencing in the Greymouth District Court on...
View ArticleCoast crash cop keeps his job
By Viv Logie The off-duty Greymouth police sergeant who was convicted and discharged with careless driving after crashing on the way back from the Buller Gorge Marathon, following a six-hour drinking...
View ArticleFarm hit with $66,000 f ine
A Lake Brunner farm has been fined a total of $66,000 for potentially allowing dairy effluent to enter creeks that flow into Lake Brunner, and for contravening an abatement notice.read more
View ArticleCourt asked to withhold fall victim's name
Police say they are unable to release the name of the Canterbury man who fell to his death after tumbling from the third floor of the Beachfront Hotel, in Hokitika, on Saturday because his family...
View ArticleMan crashed speeding car with baby on board
A Cobden man who crashed after speeding round a corner too fast with a five-month-old baby on board, was convicted of careless driving at Greymouth District Court on Tuesday.read more
View ArticleGirl guide biscuit thief punished
A 19-year-old from Hokitika who stole 20 boxes of girl guide biscuits and was also found in possession of cannabis was given 100 hours community work and ordered to pay reparation of $280, when he...
View ArticleMan threatened to shoot Winz case worker
Viv Logie Police rushed to the Work and Income (Winz) office in Greymouth yesterday afternoon when a man threatened to get a gun and shoot his case worker.read more
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