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Three Waters demise leaves towns high and dry

The change of government could put one flood-prone community’s water-infrastructure upgrade plans in jeopardy.

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The West Coast's surprising shade of blue

Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election.

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Defining Issues: On the frontline of the climate crisis in Westport

Sandwiched between two rivers and the sea, the town of Westport is a microcosm of the thorny questions about resilience, funding and managed retreat which will become ever more common in a warming world.

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Holes found in Westport flood plan

As a multimillion dollar project to protect one of the most flood-prone towns in the country moves ahead, an engineering review suggests a rethink is needed.

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Preparing for the big quake on the Alpine Fault

New research on the South Island's Alpine Fault is helping communities prepare for the next big quake.

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Govt 'open minded' on paying rates for schools, hospitals, conservation land

Local government leaders welcome official work on new tools to address 'funding crisis' for councils, ahead of the coming month's independent review. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Clouds lift over Coast councils

A new chief executive, confirmed flood-defence funding and settlement of a court case have local authorities on the West Coast dreaming of positive times ahead.

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Dysfunction rules on Coast council

Weeks after the West Coast Regional Council chair is turfed out, a council committee meeting degenerates into a tussle between the ex-chair and another elected member.

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Councils say Three Waters erodes flood response

Local authorities claim the government’s water reforms will rob them of civil defence capacity.

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West Coast councils baulk at fluoride cost

Big bucks and reluctant ratepayers mean mayors are lukewarm about the Health Ministry’s water-supply directive.

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‘It’s raining every day but we’re running out of water’

For the first time in more than a century Westport’s public water supply is under threat as climate change wreaks havoc in the hills.

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West Coast land plan in the firing line

A regional council head who wants to spare ratepayers the inconvenience of statutory land rules is ready to abandon a Local Government Commission-mandated planning document.

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Māori say fossil-takers acted without permission

“There are some things in nature that should be left alone and this was one of them.”

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Buller mayor in a vege shop

A former Buller civic leader and greengrocer notable for his fruity language wants to be back in charge of Westport to save it from future flooding.

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New Zealand floods: Hundreds forced to evacuate after torrential rain leaves streets submerged

Parts of New Zealand hit by third consecutive day of torrential rain

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Heavy rain pelts New Zealand, forcing hundreds to evacuate

Heavy rain is continuing to pelt New Zealand, causing further disruptions and road closures from a storm that has already forced hundreds to evacuate their homes

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Westport readies for another drenching

Emergency sandbagging and stopbank strengthening are under way on the West Coast as a fresh deluge hits.

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$10 million more for flood-wracked Buller

As the South Island’s “We(s)t” Coast continues to live up to its name, the flow of public money for keeping the locals dry is unabated.

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Group welcomes West Coast councils’ SNA decision

West Coast refuseniks are finally falling into line with the Government’s significant natural areas policy.

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You can run but you can't hide

You have to be a sucker for punishment to seek office in local government when your private conversations become fodder for social media.

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Coast council raids piggy bank to protect Westport

Emergency spending on river-bank repairs is welcomed in the West Coast town hit by floods twice in the past eight months.

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Taking the wet out of Westport

Short-term work to save the West Coast town from increasingly frequent floods is about to start but a $10 million “big fix” remains some way off.

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