West Coast leaders say planned flood protection schemes at Westport and Franz Josef will not lose out, despite the government reprioritising spending in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle in the... Read...
Repeated marine heatwaves have seen most `old growth` kelp beds along the Coast Road between Greymouth and Westport disappear or dwindle in the past 20 years. Read...
The Westport News and a Kiwi technology firm are partnering in New Zealand first to create a low-cost model for small newspapers to migrate to innovative digital products, thanks to support and funding from the Google GNI Innovation Challenge. Read...
Five MPs travelled to the region this week as part of a programme aimed at connecting New Zealanders throughout the country with Parliament and its processes. Read...
Three people have been critically injured in two separate crashes overnight.The first occurred in Westport just before 7.30pm, when a motorbike and an SUV collided at the intersection of Palmerston and Brougham streets, police said.`The... Read...
Allegations emergency medical cover at Buller Health is at breaking point has been denied by Health NZ West Coast, which says the level of urgent medical support in Westport has never been higher. Read...