Buller District Council will soon begin repairs on the collapsing Cobden Street stormwater main, near its outfall to the Buller River at the western end of Cobden Street.

Good progress is being made on the Reefton Campground Accommodation Project, with stage one works involving site preparation and laying out of building pads recently completed by WestReef Services.

Council will ask the community for feedback on how the district’s drinking, storm and wastewater are managed in the future. Consultation runs between Friday, 16 May and 4:30 pm Friday, 13 June 2025.

Buller District Council (BDC) and the Inangahua Community Board (ICB) are working together to ensure that the Inangahua Ward’s community voice is heard when recommending tenants for local senior housing units in the future.

Westport’s iconic Clocktower Chambers in Palmerston Street are in line for a spruce-up this week, with cleaning of the external stone surfaces via drone due to start on Thursday 15 May.

Find out more about the stormwater and wastewater systems in Carters Beach and Westport and the issue of private cross-connections. 

Buller District Council is commencing work on the Southern Peel Street stormwater upgrade to address ongoing stormwater flooding issues in the area.

Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, Hon Mark Mitchell, and senior National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials will visit Westport on Friday 9 May to officially reopen the Holcim No. 2 and Kawatiri wharves.

A 10-tonne drilling rig is likely to be spotted around Westport in the coming days as it is used for geotechnical investigations for flood protection works.

Buller District Council has confirmed the timeline for its Local Water Done Well consultation.