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Watch: Greymouth commercial building fire 'deliberately lit'
Fifty firefighters worked to contain the blaze on Tainui Street.
Latest from Greymouth
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
The Big Read: Gloriavale wants to be left alone
Gloriavale: "If you were sorry for our loss, you wouldn't pester us like you do."
Courts again rule on Hobson's 1840 proclamation
Māori did not cede sovereignty to the Crown, claims Allistair Patrick Brooker.
Shock guilty plea: Woman shot dead in own home
George Warren admits shooting Greymouth woman dead inside home where children were.
Heroic bridge rescue earns teen Royal Humane Society medal
Local police have called diesel mechanic apprentice Andrew Field's action "heroic"
Never before seen footage of intact body in Pike River mine to be released
Helen Kelly documentary maker claims to have footage of body inside Pike River mine.
Distress beacons can save lives: Rescue centre
Two hunters were rescued on the West Coast, north of Haast, yesterday morning.
Aussie paramedic killed while abseiling in New Zealand
They were on an adventure of a lifetime, then in an instant, the unthinkable happened.
Woman falls 100m to her death while canyoning
A canyoning trip turned to tragedy when woman fell to her death.
Cops foil naked man's dash from the dock
Arrested man seen ranting in court before ripping off prison gown and making naked escape.
New Zealand's scenic mountain crossing
The panoramic open carriages of the TranzAlpine crosses New Zealand's Southern Alps at a leisurely pace. Your eyes will wish it went slower.
Four out of five polytechnics face losses by 2022
Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.
Midnight the runaway pig leads merry chase around town
A pig on the loose in Greymouth has led an animal control officer on a gleeful chase.
Plastic perhaps not so fantastic
Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?
Gita's big split: How NZ got in the way - and today's region-by-region forecast
The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.
Live: Washed away - Gita's trail of destruction, more rain to come
Some Tasman residents remain cut off as the country cleans up after ex-cyclone Gita.
Gita: 'Terrifying' winds with trees snapping like match sticks
The storm ripped out fences, pulled off garage doors and peeled off a roof.
Gita: West Coast towns brace for impact in eye of storm
Locals are stocking up at supermarket before 150km/h winds arrive.
Police visits to Gloriavale ongoing
Police say they visit Gloriavale regularly, following reports of a heightened presence.
Hundreds turn up to clean up Greymouth beach
Hundreds turned out to clean up a West Coast beach today following last week's storm.
Cyclone Fehi: The latest
State Highway 6 has reopened, but some still remain without power on the West Coast.
Thousands of plastic bags litter Greymouth beach
Yesterday's storm exposed an old coastal rubbish dump in Greymouth.
Cyclone sting: Rescue mission under way for 115 tourists trapped in cars
Damage assessment begins after ex-Tropical Cyclone Fehi ravaged much of the country.
Wild weather: In pictures
Ex-cyclone Fehi is sweeping across the country today bringing wild weather to most parts.
Meet the people in NZ's most isolated town
Where land can still be found for $60,000 and the closest city is almost 400km away.
Our Jekyll and Hyde summer continues
Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.
Torrential rain intensifies on West Coast
Torrential downpour on the West Coast is expected to peak about 4am.
Serious flooding in Hokitika, Greymouth
Seven roads closed in Grey District as floods spread south on the West Coast.
Weather woes to continue with more drizzle next week
There will be showers for most of the country next week; no severe weather is forecast.