FREE garden green waste drop-off
If you live in Buller, you can drop off your garden green waste for FREE at the Westport and Reefton Transfer Stations.
You can bring anything that grows in your garden like hedge trimmings, tree branches or grass clippings.
Flax, cabbage tree leaves, and wood/logs over 300mm in diameter are not compostable items and need to be disposed of separately.
A remarkable journey: Westport’s drinking water infrastructure
Westport’s treated water trunk main replacement is due to be completed in 2025. This vital pipeline supplies your drinking water.
When this project is complete, the original cast iron and steel pipelines will have been completely replaced with new polyethylene pipes which are thicker and incredibly resilient.
Completion of the trunk main replacement will cap off a significant programme of works. It’s a huge achievement for our ratepayers, consumers and Council alike, including both strategic projects and many successive year-on year capital renewals and replacements.
How we’re shaping our district
How we’re shaping our district Our goal is to promote the well-being of our local communities. We have a wide range of responsibilities under the Local Government Act. Local government affects you daily. We encourage you to get to know us and to find out more about how you can participate in local decision-making.
Join the conversation
Buller District Council has launched "Let’s talk Buller”
a new online community engagement hub.
Let’s talk Buller is an interactive platform with a wide range of tools to inform our community about Council's past, current, and future consultations, gather feedback, and send tailored updates on projects and initiatives that matter to you.
It is your space to share ideas, discuss key issues, provide feedback, and help shape the future of our district.
Get out and about in Buller
Our 8,574 square kilometers boasts two national parks, one forest park, and two heritage areas, all offering the opportunity to experience peace and tranquility or excitement and adventure. Our district is unbeatable in its diversity, and a great playground to work, live and explore.
Connect is out NOW!
Our November edition of Connect is out!
This issue features Mayor Jamie's message, a chance to give feedback on the way waste management and minimisation is managed on the West Coast, tips for host responsibility at events this festive season, a fantastic summer reading programme for 5–15-year-olds at Buller District Libraries, and key information about swimming pool safety as summer approaches.
Our newsletter is a great way to stay updated with what Council is doing in our community.
Living in Buller
With an enviable climate, laid-back lifestyle, and friendly community vibe, the Buller district is a great place to live, work, and visit.
Buller has so much to offer. You will be surrounded by national parks, beautiful beaches, and an abundance of outdoor activities. The added bonus of never worrying about traffic or parking, leaves plenty of opportunity to get out and explore, creating exceptional work life balance.
Meetings and Mayor's chats
Council's monthly meetings are open to the public unless there is reason to consider some items “public excluded”.
You can meet our Mayor, on a first come, first seen basis, during one of the regular Monday Mayor's chats at the Clocktower Chambers, 9am - 12pm. Drop-in days in Reefton and Karamea are also available.
Need a good read ?
Our newsletter Connect is always worth a look to stay up to date with what Council is doing in our community.
Connect is published on a monthly basis in the West Coast Messenger, a widely distributed free publication available throughout Buller and across the wider West Coast.
You can also sign up to our newsletter online and receive your issue conveniently straight into your inbox.
Request a recycling bin online
Do you need a new glass crate, a replacement recycling bin, an additional wheelie bin, or did you moved into your new property and want to get your recycling containers?
Eligible properties in refuse and recycling zone one in Buller can request glass crates and recycling wheelie bins easily and conveniently through or online form.
Zone one covers Westport, the areas from Westport to the Mōkihinui Bridge, Westport to Punakaiki, Westport to Reefton including Blacks Point, and Reefton to Ikamatua.
