Buller District councillors yesterday told Department of Internal Affairs representatives they have real concerns about the ability of Buller people to afford increased water charges along with other current Council commitments. 

Council has resolved to appoint Rachael Dean as the independent chairperson of its Risk and Audit Committee.   

People living in in Zone one including Westport, Reefton, and surrounding areas, will continue to dispose of their rubbish using pre-paid rubbish bags until mid-2027. 

The proposed EPIC Laneway project will no longer proceed and $50,000 allocated from the Buller District Council Community-Led Revitalisation Fund will be returned in full. 

Following the detection of E. coli in the Reefton water supply yesterday and the subsequent boil-water notice issued for the township, the council has carried out further investigations.

Westport’s NBS Theatre is currently operating at reduced capacity, with the 20-seat Fred Gregory Screen Room out of action due to a projector equipment failure last Thursday. 

Buller District Council is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with landowners to purchase land and easements for the intake of the reticulated water supply for Punakaiki. This agreement has been reached under the Public Works Act, following Environment Court assisted mediation, which both parties participated constructively in.

Young people swimming over to the jetty in Westport Harbour’s Floating Basin from the boat ramp are putting themselves at risk in a working commercial environment.

Buller District Council (BDC) held its first public Annual Plan 2026/27 workshop on Wednesday as it continues to develop a draft budget for the Annual Plan 2026/27.

Buller District Council adopted its 2023/24 Annual Report at the full council meeting held this week.