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Watch: The agriculture minister has apologised for calling the tourism sector "cocky". But instead of saying sorry to the industry - he apologised to his mate, the tourism minister, for making his job harder.
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Agriculture Minister's 'cocky' tourism comment slammed as being tone deaf

Damien O'Connor is under fire for saying COVID-19 has taught the tourism industry not to be so cocky.
Watch: West Coast tourist towns Fox Glacier and Franz Josef fear collapse as year-long lack of overseas visitors hits.
West Coast

'At tipping point': West Coast tourist towns fear collapse as year-long lack of overseas visitors hits

Before COVID-19, foreign tourism accounted for over 80 percent of business in Fox Glacier and Franz Josef.
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WorkSafe investigating West Coast farm death

The person was killed after a tree fell on the digger they were operating.
WorkSafe will investigate the accident, police said.
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Person dies in West Coast workplace accident

They were killed after a tree fell on the digger they were operating.
Watch: Stuart Nash met up with West Coast's struggling business owners on Tuesday.
West Coast

'Waste of time': West Coast business owners slam meeting with Tourism Minister

Stuart Nash met up with Franz Josef and Fox Glacier residents on Tuesday.
The blaze is burning in Okarito on the West Coast.
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Firefighters battle raging bushfire on South Island's West Coast

The flames have ignited in Okarito, near Franz Josef.
Watch: Across Greymouth, no vacancy signs are lit up competitors in the annual Coast to Coast rolls into town.
West Coast

'Just invaluable': Coast to Coast race provides financial shot in the arm for West Coast

Competitors in the event set off from Kumara Beach on Friday.

Cleaners picking up rubbish that spilled out of the old Fox Landfill.
West Coast

Fox River landfill to be cleared away next week

Heavy rain in March 2019 washed thousands of kilograms of waste downstream.
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Someone in Greymouth keeps lighting cars and campervans on fire

Greymouth police are appealing for information about several suspicious fires over the New Year holiday period.