Meg Fulford

4 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Meg Fulford

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsWest CoastTwo Greymouth critical care paramedics crewing for the Roa Mining West Coast Rescue Helicopter were recognised this week at a function at Parliament for the daring rescue of a tramper trapped between two boulders in the swift-flowing Taipo River last June. Zack Armstrong and Hernan Holliday were both presented with NZSAR Certificates of Achievement for Operational Activity.

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Meg Fulford |Laura Mills

The entire greater Greymouth area water supply was yesterday morning put on a precautionary notice to boil all water after possible contamination was found during routine sampling. Affected areas include Greymouth and the suburbs of Cobden, Blaketown, Karoro and South Beach, plus Boddytown, Paroa, Kaiata, Dobson, Taylorville, Stillwater, Runanga, Dunollie, Coal Creek and Rapahoe. The notice was enacted at 10am and remains in place until further notice.

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Meg Fulford

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsWest CoastOne of New Zealand's most prolific offenders has been nabbed in Ross, after an eagle-eyed member of the public spotted him in the West Coast township. A squad of 10 police officers descended on the area and arrested the 55-year-old man without incident yesterday.

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Meg Fulford |Laura Mills

The entire greater Greymouth area water supply has been put on a precautionary notice to boil all water after possible contamination was found during routine water sampling. Affected areas include Greymouth and the suburbs of Cobden, Blaketown, Karoro and South Beach, plus Boddytown, Paroa, Kaiata, Dobson, Taylorville, Stillwater, Runanga, Dunollie, Coal Creek and Rapahoe. The notice was enacted at 10am today and remains in place until further notice.

2 months ago | odt.co.nz | Meg Fulford

A leaflet that encourages Greymouth residents to withhold paying their rates is causing alarm and confusion. One Cobden ratepayer said she felt "targeted" by the unwanted letterbox drop. The leaflet is signed by a group called Challenging Councils NZ, and offers suggestions for withholding the payment of rates, including setting up a private trust with fellow ratepayers, or setting up an individual private trust.