Residents in the Buller and Westport regions have been given the all clear to return home, after more than 100 were evacuated due to rising flood levels yesterday. An `extraordinary` amount of rain has fallen in the West Coast area... Read...
NZTA says road crews have cleared many of the slips, but there are still slips and debris along State Highway 6 heading into Westport, around the Fox Hills, and elsewhere on the West Coast. Read...
The West Coast coastal town of Westport is emptying out with a severe rainstorm set to drop today. With many resident self-evacuating yesterday and this morning, Buller District mayor Jamie Cleine is giving a press conference this... Read...
By Samantha Gee of RNZ Civil Defence emergency operation centres have opened in Westport and Hokitika as the region prepares for a deluge of heavy rain that could bring slips and flooding.MetService has issued a red warning,... Read...
Civil Defence emergency operation centres have opened in Westport and Hokitika as the region prepares for a deluge of heavy rain that could bring slips and flooding. Read...
People on the West Coast are being encouraged to keep their eyes peeled for a parcels after an unmarked courier vehicle was stolen in Westport. Read...
A man has appeared in court after a courier van containing 60 packages was allegedly stolen from Westport.The parcels that were in the van are still missing.On the morning of January 24, the unmarked courier vehicle was stolen... Read...
A man deliberately run down in a Westport incident has urged the court not to jail his 21-year-old attacker.He said in his victim impact statement at the Christchurch District Court that `throwing him into prison` would only slow... Read...