News

Buller Holdings Ltd (BHL) has confirmed the appointment of Kelsey Mundy as a Director for a two-year term, commencing at the company’s Annual General Meeting on 4 November 2025.

Buller District Council (BDC) has released an updated public online map service, called Bullerview, which replaces the previous content for the Buller District available through the West Coast Regional Council’s (WCRC) WestMaps viewer.

Granity, Ngakawau, and Hector have taken a major step towards resilience, coming together this week for a Civil Defence community planning session that put local leadership and collaboration at the centre of emergency preparedness.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones visited Reefton today and officially opened the long-awaited accommodation units at the Reefton Campground.

Buller District Libraries are participating in a programme facilitated and fully funded by the Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa (DIAA) and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), hosting a Digi-Coach who is providing digital support free of charge to the Buller community.

Buller District Council is pleased to confirm that the long-planned upgrade to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the NBS Theatre in Westport is now set to begin.

Buller District Council announced today the resignation of Dredge Master Steve Christieson, who has led the operation of the dredge Kawatiri for over seven years.

The Buller, Grey, and Westland District Councils have published the results of the regional food and green waste feasibility study that was completed in June this year.

Palmerston and Brougham Streets are set to receive a vibrant makeover through a project
which will revitalise the street flags along Westport’s main throughfares.

All construction activities and related testing of newly installed pipework assets associated with Stage 2 of the Westport drinking water trunk main replacement have been completed, and the new pipework will now be livened in a staged approach from Monday 1 September.

Westport Harbour’s dredge Kawatiri is due to return to Westport Wednesday after a challenging but worthwhile week working in Whanganui.

The Buller, Grey and Westland district councils will this week vote on whether to adopt a new Water Services Delivery Plan and submit it to the Government by 3 September.

Buller District Council has released its updated waste services contract Request for Proposal to the market via selective tendering, where only existing tenderers are invited to resubmit.

Buller District Council is pulling out the stops to make sure local voters have the best possible chance to learn about the candidates standing for council in the upcoming local government elections.

Buller District Council’s recently reviewed Business Continuity Plan (BCP) was presented to councillors at yesterday’s Risk and Audit Committee Meeting.