Police intercepted a vehicle on a South Westland river and are considering charges against two men in their 30s.

West Coast Police have recovered 365 pieces and boulders of pounamu that had been stolen from the Jackson River, following a ...

Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio chairman, Paul Madgwick, said the iwi was thankful for the swift response, as there had been an ongoing problem with theft of their taonga, especially in remote areas. "While ...

Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio chairman, Paul Madgwick, said the iwi was thankful for the swift response, as there had been an ongoing problem with theft of their taonga, especially in remote areas. "While ...

Grand designs: The Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, built in 1961, with an eye on the future. Photo / Supplied Ours is a land strewn with remembrance. Memorials to successive wars, hundreds of them ...

Gerry Commandeur hopes to create a "ruby rush" on the West Coast attracting tourists from all over the world to fossick for New Zealand's rarest gemstone Goodletite. The only known source of ...