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Joint Resource Consent Application to be lodged for Carters Beach and Upper Buller stopbanks
A combined Resource Consent Application is being lodged today for the Carters Beach and Upper Buller stopbanks near Westport.
Buller believes more detail needed on local government simplification
Buller District Council is open to exploring alternative options for simplifying local government, and its main focus continues to be solutions that work best for Buller people.
Ongoing vandalism of public facilities in Westport a significant cost to ratepayers
An increasing amount of damage to public facilities due to vandalism is being noted around Westport.
Resource consent application - John Raymond McLaughlin
An application for resource consent has been made under the Resource Management Act 1991, details of which you can find here.
Fresh round of recycling bin audits to start in Westport and Reefton
Buller District Council and Smart Environmental Ltd (SEL) will be partnering for another round of recycling bin audits, starting on Monday 23 February 2026.
Successful tenderer for O’Conor Home rockwall named
Local West Coast company Rosco Contractors Ltd has successfully tendered to carry out the work to build a rock revetment wall on the Buller River near the O’Conor Home in Westport.
Contractor appointed for Hughes Place stormwater outfall upgrade
Buller District Council (BDC) will soon begin works to renew and upgrade a section of the Hughes Place/Disraeli Street stormwater main near the Buller River, at the western end of Hughes Place and The Esplanade.
Buller District Council response to West Coast Regional Council Wastewater Treatment Plants report
Buller District Council (BDC) acknowledges the recent release of the West Coast Regional Council’s (WCRC) review of the regional Wastewater Treatment Plant consent compliance report for the coast’s three Territorial Authorities, being Buller, Grey and Westland District Councils.
Work progresses on joint council-controlled water services organisation
The Buller, Grey and Westland District Councils expect to have a board in place to oversee the set-up of a new West Coast water organisation by autumn.
Private property inspections signalling the start of Buller District Council’s stormwater and wastewater separation programme will commence in February 2026.