An urgent $10m flood protection scheme for Westport could grow larger, with the cost falling on ratepayers if central Government doesn`t contribute. Read...
Scientists have teased out the hidden hand of climate change in one of our worst flood events in recent times – finding the planet`s warming made last year`s West Coast deluge about 10 per cent more intense. A slew of bouts of extreme... Read...
Lack of progress on Westport flood protection can be attributed to `insufficient appetite` to actually get on and do it, says the West Coast Regional Council as it today defended its role in an open letter to Westport residents.The... Read...
The Buller District Council says Westport and Carters Beach residents should boil all water before drinking and using it for food preparation, until further notice. Read...
A young bull washed away from a paddock above Maruia Falls during the recent Buller floods survived being swept 70km to 80km downstream, and was found alive and well on the edge of a Westport farm.Maruia farmer Tony Peacock said... Read...
Essential water use restrictions are now in place for Westport and Carters Beach after flooding damaged a large section of the region`s water pipeline. Read...
Heavy rain has eased on the West Coast and evacuated residents can now return home but several key routes in and out of the region remain closed.Some houses have had water through them as Westport experiences its wettest February... Read...
The coast road to Westport State Highway 6 has reopened as the West Coast town appears to have escaped another flood with river levels dropping. Read...