West Coast Regional Council - Latest News [Page 1]
Regional Rates Rise Reducing
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:47 am | West Coast Regional Council
West Coast Regional Councillors will vote on a rate increase significantly lower than previously proposed at their next meeting. More >>
Whitebait Season Preparations Underway
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 5:07 pm | West Coast Regional Council
West Coast Regional Council staff have been out across the region this month preparing for the 2024 whitebait season. Compliance staff visited the Paringa and Haast rivers last week to mark out and map whitebait stands with GPS to ensure uniformity for ... More >>
Flood Resilience Funding For Franz Josef Welcomed
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 10:23 am | West Coast Regional Council
The West Coast Regional Council is welcoming the Government's announcement of funding for flood resilience work in Franz Josef. More >>
Hokitika Seawall Consent Decision
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 10:51 am | West Coast Regional Council
The West Coast Regional Council is driving forward its goal of long-term coastal protection for West Coast communities with the advancement of a consent application for the Hokitika Seawall Extension Project. The Seawall Extension Project, part of ... More >>
Council Welcomes Reimbursement For Emergency Flood Protection Works
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 10:50 am | West Coast Regional Council
West Coast Regional Council welcomes the receipt of $1 million for early Westport flood protection works. The funding was reimbursement for emergency flood protection works for Westport following the July 2021 flood event. In last year’s Budget, ... More >>
West Coast Mayors, Chairs, And Iwi Ministerial Briefing To New Government
Friday, 23 February 2024, 1:49 pm | West Coast Regional Council
Regional leaders from West Coast Councils, Iwi and Development West Coast have prepared a ministerial briefing document for the new government outlining several key areas to support the West Coast’s future economic growth. At a regional development briefing ... More >>
Westland Emergency Response Under Review
Friday, 4 February 2022, 5:23 pm | West Coast Regional Council
Operations at Westland Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) will continue through the afternoon but is winding down by Friday evening. “We are continuing to staff the EOC in Hokitika until we see the Hokitika River levels drop to satisfactory ... More >>
Media Release 4 – Heavy Rain Event West Coast
Saturday, 7 December 2019, 6:51 pm | West Coast Regional Council
SH6 from Makarora to Haast will be open to one lane at Clarke Bluff from 10am tomorrow morning. The road will be closed overnight from 4pm each day until further notice. More >>
West Coast weather event - brief update for media
Saturday, 7 December 2019, 1:11 pm | West Coast Regional Council
Motorists are requested to consider other travel options and keep up to date with State Highway conditions here: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic More >>
Media Release 3 – Heavy Rain Event West Coast
Saturday, 7 December 2019, 11:44 am | West Coast Regional Council
7 December 2019 1000 hrs West Coast Heavy Rain Event Prolonged heavy rain has impacted State Highway 6 and infrastructure across the South Westland region. More >>
Media Release 2 – Heavy Rain Event West Coast
Friday, 6 December 2019, 6:45 pm | West Coast Regional Council
06 December 2019 1800 hrs West Coast Heavy Rain Event West Coast Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and Westland District Council continues to closely monitor the heavy rain event affecting the West Coast region. SH6 Haast to Makarora has been closed ... More >>
Love of the Coast draws Dame Julie back
Thursday, 15 June 2017, 4:30 pm | West Coast Regional Council
Media Release June 15, 2017 Love of the Coast draws Dame Julie back to trustee position Finding an opportunity to bring her international economic development experience back to the West Coast was one of the prime reasons Dame Julie Christie applied for, ... More >>