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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.

At a publicly excluded meeting held on 30 April 2025, Buller District Council approved a proposal to progress the formal performance and remuneration review process for its Chief Executive Officer, Simon Pickford.

Council has reconsidered the course for the future of rubbish collection in Buller’s largest refuse and recycling zone. Council has decided to move to a rubbish collection service paid through a targeted rate in Zone 1, rather than the previously proposed pay-as-you-throw model.

Buller District Council is asking the community for feedback on its Draft Long-Term Plan 2025-2034 (LTP) between Friday, 25 April 2025, and 4:30 pm Monday, 26 May 2025.

Council has re-extended the waste management contract with Smart Environmental for one year, until 30 June 2026.

Buller District Council will consult with the community about the options for separating Westport’s stormwater and wastewater as part of the Draft Long-Term Plan 2025-2034 consultation.

Works to prepare Buller District Council’s five Queen Street homes for senior housing tenants have completed, meaning the units are now ready for their new tenants, most of whom are relocating from council’s older Russell Street senior housing flats.

Buller District councillors have accepted the first version of the Buller District Climate Change Risk Assessment report, presented at the Risk and Audit Committee meeting on 16 April.

Buller District Council (BDC) confirmed South Peak Homes as its preferred supplier for construction of new accommodation units at Reefton Campground during the Extraordinary Council meeting held on 9 April.

Today, Buller District Council confirmed changing the consultation period for its Draft Long-Term Plan (LTP) 2025-2034.

Buller District Council is seeking applications from community-minded people to fill two vacant positions on the District Licencing Committee (DLC).

Buller locals showed their support for the 2025 Love Grace Handbag Appeal recently, with community members generously donating 48 handbags filled with essential items to be distributed by the district’s key family support agencies.

The McKenna stopbank near Westport has just been completed and West Coast Regional Council (WCRC) Chief Engineer Peter Blackwood says it is already providing some protection to the town.

Buller District Council has released the results of a survey gathering community input on the future management of council-administered parks and recreational reserves.