Category: Local

Ellen Curnow The Orowaiti estuary will have climate-ready floodwalls, but Snodgrass Road protection will be left out of final floodwall designs for Westport, West Coast regional councillors agreed yesterday. Recommendations on...

Ellen Curnow, Sharon Davis, Raquel Joseph The sea surged through several seaside homes in northern Buller this morning when a 3.5m high tide hit at the same time as severe wind gusts.The Buller Emergency Operations Centre was...

Ellen Curnow Westport’s flood protection scheme is likely to take three years to build, says a report to today’s Westport Rating District Joint Committee (JC) meeting. But building is not likely to start for eight to 12...