Flood flows on the Buller River this month were the largest of any river in New Zealand in almost 100 years, NIWA measurements show.NIWA environmental monitoring technician Mike O`Driscoll used a radar gun from the Westport and... Read...

Westport was more than likely the wettest place in the country this month but forecasters can`t say for sure because the rain gauge broke during the recent flooding event.MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan said the gauge wasn`t... Read...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it was a confronting sight to view the damage to people`s homes and possessions in the town. Read...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is addressing media at Westport`s Emergency Operations Centre after meeting residents hard-hit by severe flooding. Read...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is addressing media at Westport`s Emergency Operations Centre after meeting residents hard-hit by severe flooding. Read...

A shortage of tradies and materials will hamper efforts to get residents back in their flood-damaged homes, Buller`s mayor says. Read...

Buller members of the West Coast Regional Council say criticism levelled at them by Mayor Jamie Cleine over the Westport flood was unfair and unfounded. Read...

Some normality is returning to Westport as schools reopen but life is still far from normal for many locals, a week on from its devastating floods. Read...

With 100 houses ruined and many more uninhabitable, tough decisions lie ahead for the `island` town hemmed in by the sea and two rivers. Read...

More than 100 homes in Westport are now expected to be declared uninhabitable following the devastating floods. Read...