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	‘Everyone wants to be here’: The ‘cool little town everyone’s falling in love with’ Stuff.co.nz - 2 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Hokitika is buzzing with economic growth, young families moving in - and no traffic lights! Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Flight from Christchurch to Hokitika turns back after onboard alert Stuff.co.nz - 3 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) The aircraft almost made it to the West Coast, before looping in the air and returning to Christchurch. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	How a 156,000-amp lightning strike took out a MetService rain radar Stuff.co.nz - 1 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) A 156,000-amp lightning strike hit the Westland Rain Radar near Hokitika on September 18. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Woman charged with lighting fire that destroyed abandoned Hokitika hospital RadioNZ - 19 Sep (RadioNZ) The old Seaview Hospital and former Kotuku Hostel were consumed by a massive fire in August. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Woman charged after fire claims former mental health unit Stuff.co.nz - 19 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) A 42-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with arson after a fire destroyed the old Seaview Hospital complex at Hokitika in August. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	‘Unbelievable!’: Phone lost overboard trawled up from ‘400m’ underwater Stuff.co.nz - 30 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) The phone dropped into the sea over the Hokitika Trench, about 50km southwest of Greymouth. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Two arrested after Hokitika drug and firearms raids Stuff.co.nz - 29 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Police seize three guns, a cannabis grow room and stolen items during early morning warrants. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Three fires across country over weekend RadioNZ - 11 Aug (RadioNZ) The fires were in Auckland, the Manawatu District and Hokitika. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Seaview Hospital fire: Building's long history in Hokitika RadioNZ - 11 Aug (RadioNZ) It has been a prison, a home for the mentally unwell and a spooky backpackers - and now it is the scene of a suspicious fire. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Fire at former Seaview Hospital in Hokitika treated as suspicious RadioNZ - 10 Aug (RadioNZ) The building was formerly a jail, then a psychiatric hospital. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General