Jamie Cleine said some elected officials were conspicuous by their absence during the crisis, but they believe the criticism was unfair and unfounded. Read...
Tyler Croft and Amy Axford-Hooker lost most of their possessions in the floods. They have no contents insurance and now face a tight rental market. Read...
Up to 100 Westport households may need to be settled in alternative housing after the damaging floods at the weekend, Associate Minister of Housing Poto Williams says. Read...
The flood that swamped Westport at the weekend should convince even the most doubtful ratepayer that the town needs river protection work, West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield says.The one-in-a-hundred-year flood... Read...
The flood that swamped Westport at the weekend should convince even the most doubtful ratepayer that the town needs river protection work, West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield says. Read...
The Buller Mayoral Relief Fund is now open for donations from the public to support Westport residents affected by the weekend`s widespread flooding. Read...
Trevor Fox was born and raised in his Westport home and has never lived anywhere else.But after the weekend`s record-breaking flood he may never be able to live there again.When the Buller District town started to flood on Friday,... Read...
New Zealanders can no longer rely on flood protection barriers in the face of heavier rains, an expert warns, as hundreds of Westport residents` homes have been deemed uninhabitable following devastating floods. Read...