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Council is seeking the community’s feedback on which tree species will replace 11 trees that need to be removed at Victoria Square in Westport. You can give feedback between Friday 14 February and 4:30 pm, Monday 3 March 2025.

Engagement gets underway on Monday 10 February on the Westport Draft Master Plan.

The Department of Conservation plans to control a mouse plague that is threatening to destroy a small population of critically endangered Alborn skinks near Reefton using the toxin brodifacoum in bait stations.

Affected residents living on Snodgrass Road in Westport were last night invited to a residents-only meeting where they were shown a presentation on a report commissioned by the West Coast Regional Council (WCRC) into possible flood mitigation options for Snodgrass Road.

In a fortunate turn of events, an “insurance” population of 148 cobble skinks has been returned to the wild north of Westport on the South Island’s West Coast.

Buller residents have embraced Buller District Council’s free garden green waste drop-off initiative, resulting in an influx of green waste received during the Christmas holiday.

A programme of work to upgrade Inangahua’s stormwater and drinking water infrastructure is expected to start from 20 January 2025, with the tender lodged and evaluated and a contract ready for award to the successful contractor.

Buller District Council’s dredge Kawatiri is currently undertaking the first tranche of work to complete a dredging project to remove material from the Floating Basin and the Kawatiri berth pocket on the Buller River.

More freight trains will be running on the West Coast when the Tawhai tunnel reopens and locals are being urged to be vigilant when crossing the tracks. 

The Buller Mining Districts Community Centres Society (BMDCCS) will celebrate the reopening of the Ngakawau swimming pool this Sunday, following a series of improvements to the facilities made over the last six months.

Buller District Council Mayor Jamie Cleine is calling for expressions of interest in the 2025 Tuia programme. The Tuia programme invites Mayors across Aotearoa to select a candidate to participate and take part in a mutually beneficial learning journey.

Chlorination of Punakaiki’s water supply is expected to start next week.

Buller residents will be able to dispose of their garden green waste for free at the Westport and Reefton Transfer Stations for a seven-month period beginning 2 December 2024.

Buller District Libraries is excited to announce the local launch of the 1,000 Books Before School Programme.

The once-in-a-generation Master Planning process being undertaken in the West Coast, to guide Westport’s future growth and development, has gained national media attention.