A Westport Rating Joint Committee discussion on the town`s proposed flood protection scheme has prompted regional council chairman Allan Birchfield to claim `the sea level is not going to rise so don`t worry about it`. Read...
Frustrations boiled over yesterday as West Coast councillors heard delays in emergency repairs to protection works in the lower Buller River had left Westport vulnerable to another extreme weather event. Read...
A proposal to improve drainage of floodwaters around Westport will have further cost implications for the planned flood protection scheme for the town.A proposal to improve, extend or build new culverts and open up existing drains... Read...
Consultation will be delayed for Westport on the coastal hazard section of the new Te Tai o Poutini Plan, after a plea from Buller District Council that seeking more feedback at this time risks `alienating` the town. Read...
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...