Westport
Eight months' coal trucking to end as rail tunnel reopens
Coal trucks are about to stop rumbling over Buller roads, as the 134-year-old Tawhai Tunnel reopens.
Around the motu : Ellen Curnow in Westport
It's three years since Westport's devastating floods which left a quarter of the town's homes red or yellow stickered. Ellen looks back and looks forward. Audio
Around the motu: Lee Scanlon in Westport
Lee Scanlon is Westport News' Chief Reporter talks to Kathryn about concerns on the coast that their plea for government help for a flood protection scheme will be overtaken by help needed up north. Audio
Museum stop - Coaltown Museum Westport
Our museum stop today is in Buller in the heart of coal country. The Coaltown museum tracks the challenging history and development of coal mining and export on the coast. It includes the Q wagon… Audio
Around the motu : Lee Scanlon in Westport
Westport is still recovering from disastrous floods which hit in July last year, when about half the town's population of 4,000 was evacuated and 500 homes damaged. More torrential rain in February… Audio
Westport community raise stormwater concerns in feedback on $54m flood plan
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.
Westport access limited as slip keeps road closed
Access to Westport remains limited after large slips closed two of the main highways into the coastal town.
Options for $26m Westport flood scheme
Preferred options to protect Westport with a new flood protection scheme to ring-fence the township will cost at least $26 million.
No need to move Westport, sea wall funding on way - O'Connor
Westport has had two evacuations in a week, less than a year after devastating floods in July 2021.
It raises the question of whether the West Coast town has a future in the face of climate change.
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Westport residents tired, waiting on flood protection plan
Westport has seen two evacuations in a week, and that's on the back of a devastating soaking last July.
So is there a future for flood-prone Westport? Most of the people forced out of their homes… Audio
Climate change worsens storms - expert on Buller heavy rain
With more rain forecast for the Buller District, some frustrated locals have called for urgent flood mitigation work.
Evacuated residents in Westport were today allowed to return to their homes to… Video, Audio
Wild weather: Westport on alert for severe flooding
Rain continues to fall in Buller, and Westport is on high alert for severe flooding, similar to that which devastated hundreds of homes in July.
Civil Defence is monitoring the situation closely and… Video, Audio
Westport flood victims left in limbo
More than three months after severe flooding in Westport damaged hundreds of homes, many residents are left wondering when and if they will be able to return.
Flood-hit Westport braces for more heavy rain amid clean-up
West Coast residents are bracing for more heavy rain as the flood-hit region grapples with finding acccomodation for those whose homes have been destroyed.
The Associate Housing Minister visited the… Video, Audio
Severe or total damage on 89 homes after Westport flooding
Almost 90 West Coast families are needing a new roof over their heads after flood waters raged through the region on the weekend.
A community hub has been set up so residents can get medical… Video, Audio
Insurance expert: Floods a wakeup call to two-thirds of Kiwis
An insurance expert says the weekend's flooding at Westport should be a warning to the two-thirds of New Zealanders who live on a flood plain. Melissa Heath is director of Residential Risk Analysis… Audio
Phil Keoghan redefines toughness with new television series
Phil Keoghan grew up in awe of the strength and discipline of his own family members - a lineage that included farmers, gold miners, builders and coal minders. His new series, Tough as Nails is in… Video, Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
World walker Paul Salopek has just finished crossing India, which is in the grip of the worst water crisis in its history. Also in Kennedy's sights this morning are the Supreme Court's decision on… Audio
Claims rubbish from Westland landfill washing up 200 kms away
Beach clean-up volunteer Des Watson tells Lynn Freeman he believes rubbish that exploded from the landfill near Fox Glacier last March is washing up 200 kms north at Westport. Des has spent the week… Audio
Calling Home: Michael Anderson in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Southland man Michael Anderson moved to Ecuador with his German girlfriend Tanja to take up a teaching position, but the couple currently find themselves on strict lockdown in the port city of… Audio
