Pugh confirms National Party bid
By Christine Linnell Former Westland mayor Maureen Pugh confirmed today she was trying for a seat in Parliament, but there is no word yet on who else might be hoping to take the place of retiring list...
View ArticlePugh awaits National Party nod
By Laura Mills and Brendon McMahon Prospective National Party candidate Maureen Pugh’s main rival says the Westland ratepayers — saddled withread more
View Article$30,000 election spend dissected
By Janna Sherman Official campaign spending figures show Westland candidates shelled out over $30,000 to woo voters over the course of the 2013 local body elections.read more
View ArticleEx-coalminer features on Labour Party list
By Laura Mills A West Coast coalminer and Labour Party electorate chairman has joined his own MP, Damien O’Connor, on the party list.read more
View ArticleMP takes aim at 'arrogant' Brownlee
By Isaac Davison of the NZ Herald A controversial law change to allow companies to remove “windblown” timber from conservation land caused bitter dispute within Parliament last night.read more
View ArticleWestland enrolments at lowest level
By Janna Sherman Westland is lagging in enrolment numbers for the September general election with the lowest turn out of voters so far in the West Coast-Tasman electorate.read more
View ArticleAuthor Catton endorses Green Party vote
Booker prizewinning author Eleanor Catton, whose novel thrust the spotlight on goldrush Hokitika, has publicly backed the Green Party, saying she would be happy to be taxed more.read more
View ArticleCoast candidates conf ident
By Laura Mills The gloves were not quite off but tongues were sharp at the meet the candidates forum in Greymouth yesterday. A few schoolboys even joined the largely retired 70-strong crowd.read more
View ArticleLeaders push Coast links
By Laura Mills It is election time and both John Key and David Cunliffe have trotted out stories to prove their West Coast connections.read more
View ArticleBlowtorch on Pugh’s record
Brendon McMahon Labour has challenged National Party candidate Maureen Pugh on her record as Westland mayor, referring to the council’s financial mess.read more
View ArticleBan 1080 candidate drives policy home
The Westport News A helicopter pilot-turned-election candidate livened up Westport’s meet the candidates forum on Monday night.read more
View ArticleMP to draft medicinal cannabis bill
Laura Mills West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor is drafting a private member's bill to allow the medicinal use of cannabis.
View ArticleRegional council CEO resigns
Ben Aulakh West Coast Regional Council chief executive Chris Ingle has resigned his $219,700 job.
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