West Coast

Local Government NZ says it is "committed" to assisting the West Coast Regional Council press the government for financial help with the Te Tai o Poutini Plan which will replace the existing three…

Some protection projects planned by West Coast Regional Council have stalled after key staff left at a crucial stage in their development.

Gloriavale has effectively drawn up a blacklist by surveying members' opposition to people speaking on their behalf in court, the leavers' support trust manager Liz Gregory says.

It is not over yet for West Coast residents as more heavy rain is expected to hit the region from midday tomorrow.

The severe weather is causing issues for Nelson-Tasman and West Coast farmers, as a state of local emergency remains in place in both regions.

More heavy rain is expected in Nelson, Westland and Buller tomorrow after flooding led to evacuations in Nelson and Buller today. See how the day's events unfolded with RNZ's blog.

A meeting for the Waiho (Waiau) River rating district at Franz Josef Glacier should be convened before the end of this current term of the West Coast Regional Council, a councillor says.

West Coast landowners wrongly advised they had 'sites and areas of significance to Māori' on their properties will shortly get confirmation they are not affected.

The Buller District including Westport may be in for a pounding this week as an "incredibly persistent" northerly airflow hits. Audio

Westport residents have had their first opportunity to question experts about a potentially ground-breaking business case to ease severe flooding in the town over the next hundred years.

New radar gun equipment is being used by West Coast Regional Council hydrology staff to gauge floodwater levels of rivers across the region.

The West Coast Regional Council has invited Snodgrass Road residents to the meeting to hear expert advice.

More than $40,000 has been raised for the whānau of a Franz Josef man involved in a plane crash as they await the delayed recovery operation.

Efforts are underway to establish if a body found at Cape Foulwind is a man who went missing at Maruia Falls in June.

Granity residents have been called to a surprise briefing after the Buller District Council commissioned a geological report on landslide risk following a heavy rainfall event in February.

Wind is causing havoc across the central South Island, downing trees and closing roads and ski fields.

The all-weather, all-tide trail between the Buller Bridge and Toki Poutangata Bridge allow pedestrians and cyclists to complete the link from Westport to Carters Beach, Tauranga Bay and beyond.

The West Coast Regional Council has been criticised by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) after an audit of the 2021-31 long-term plan.

Maps marred by embarrassing technical glitches have put a dampener on the launch of the new draft combined district plan for the West Coast.