Their feet sink into the sopping wet carpet, the smoke alarm going off non-stop as they trudge through their waterlogged Westport home.Derek and Joan Roberts have lived in their Peel Street house for more than 20 years, moving from... Read...
When her home was red-zoned by the Christchurch earthquakes, Angela Grocott was grateful for the kindness of West Coast residents. Now it`s her turn. Read...
By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter Several hundred Westport residents could be homeless for months in the wake of the biggest flood to hit the town in nearly a century.About 2000 people - half the population - were forced... Read...
Floodwaters still have not completely receded from some parts of Westport and Marlborough and hundreds of people are displaced after water rushed through their homes. Read...
WARNING: Graphic content Cows killed as raging floodwaters invaded the Buller District are washing up on the beach and riverbeds around Westport.Contractors are out in the area with diggers removing the carcasses from the sand... Read...
Tears started flowing for one West Coast woman, left with just the clothes on her back, as she got a first look at her flood-struck family home. Read...
The cleanup and assessment of damage has started - slowly - in flood-stricken Westport today. But many people are still unable to get back to their damaged homes and remain at emergency welfare centres. Last night the Buller Emergency... Read...
Major sections of South Island state highways are still closed following wild weather over the weekend.Flooding and slips that impacted roads completely isolated parts of the West Coast and the upper South Island.Access to Nelson... Read...
Authorities say there are “many months of work” ahead as locals in flood-ravaged regions start to determine the extent of the damage to their homes and livelihoods. Read...