Fire crews have been battling a building fire in flood-ravaged Westport overnight. Emergency services were called to a single-storey backpackers hotel, on Russell St, after reports of a blaze about 2.30am. DO YOU KNOW MORE?... Read...
More rain may be on the way for flood-stricken Westport as residents return to their damaged homes to start the long clean-up process and farmers reflect on their `soul-destroying` losses. MetService forecasters said there was a... Read...
Jacob Hawes moved into his Westport home just five months ago. But a second severe flood in three years could leave authorities with tough calls to make. Read...
Their feet sink into the sopping wet carpet, the smoke alarm going off non-stop as they trudge through their waterlogged Westport home.Derek and Joan Roberts have lived in their Peel Street house for more than 20 years, moving from... Read...
When her home was red-zoned by the Christchurch earthquakes, Angela Grocott was grateful for the kindness of West Coast residents. Now it`s her turn. Read...
By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter Several hundred Westport residents could be homeless for months in the wake of the biggest flood to hit the town in nearly a century.About 2000 people - half the population - were forced... Read...