A by-election is required to fill an extraordinary councillor vacancy for the Westport Ward of the Buller District Council. The vacancy has arisen from the recent resignation of Councillor Colin Reidy.

Buller Holdings Group has released its Statement of Intent for the year ending 30 June 2027.

A by-election will be held for Buller District Council’s Westport Ward to fill the seat left by the recent resignation of former councillor Colin Reidy.  

Work on building the Avery’s stopbank in Westport is likely to start in January 2027.

Buller District Council (BDC) has awarded WestReef Services Ltd contracts to set up sewer, stormwater, streetlights, footpaths and drinking water services for the proposed new Alma Road housing developments.

The community engagement phase of the West Coast Local Government Reform Head Start Project has now concluded. The final community drop-in session was held in Franz Josef on Friday and online feedback closed on Monday 6 July.

With community feedback drawing to a close on Monday, more than 100 pieces of feedback have now been received from across the West Coast.

Buller District Council yesterday adopted a 5.8% overall increase in total rates, deferred senior housing rent rises and proceeding with Westport’s stormwater integration project next year as they finalised the Annual Plan 2026/27. 

Councillor Colin Reidy has resigned as an elected member of the Westport Ward, effective immediately.

Charges to dispose of waste in Buller are to increase tomorrow after a 41% increase in transportation costs and 17% in onwards refuse disposal.