West Coast Regional Council
Council chair's hospital stay nothing to with alleged altercation, he says
West Coast Regional Council chairman Peter Haddock says his recent hospital stay was nothing to do with an alleged altercation involving the council's former chairman.
Karamea whale fossil investigation: Taonga recovered in pieces
The inquiry into the removal of a fossil from where it lay at the mouth of the Little Wanganui River for 23 million years until someone hacked it out with a rock saw has stepped up a notch.
West Coast council to keep ‘faith’ over rates
The West Coast Regional Council says it intends to keep "good faith" with ratepayers and not impose a further rates increase based on new capital valuations for the region.
Waiho scheme clarity sought
A meeting for the Waiho (Waiau) River rating district at Franz Josef Glacier should be convened before the end of this current term of the West Coast Regional Council, a councillor says.
High value soil zones added to new West Coast district plan
Areas of highly productive land on the West Coast are being included in the new combined district plan for the region.
Greymouth hill report under fire
A proposal in the Te Tai o Poutini Plan for a land instability hazard area - cutting a swathe along the coastal hills behind Greymouth - has come under fire at the West Coast Regional Council.
West Coast Regional Council reverses wetlands decision
The West Coast Regional Council has reversed its controversial vote against a wetlands plan years in the making.
West Coast may borrow to fund Te Tai o Poutini Plan
The West Coast Regional Council may borrow money to avoid a rate rise this year, its chief executive says.
Govt urged to invest in West Coast wetlands
The Nature Heritage Fund's $6m budget needs a boost if it's to be used to buy up wetlands on private property, West Coast Regional Council's CEO says.
West Coast weather: Haast turns into a 'ghost town', rubbish flows in Fox River
Frustration is at boiling point as Haast locals prepare for their sixth day without power, and rubbish starts to flow through Fox River from a historical landfill.
Flood-hit Westland residents: 'We're on our own'
People in south Westland say they feel neglected and let down after major flooding in the region.