Westport Deep Sea Fishing is expected to repay the funding surplus by June 2025. Read...

Nelson is bearing the brunt of heavy rain this morning. Read...

The mayor admits some feel `forgotten` but the plan is needed to provide a `glimmer of hope` in the face of increasingly damaging flooding. Read...

On Wednesday, councillors would decide whether to endorse the plan or not. Read...

A Westport woman says her appointment with the West Coast`s new telehealth provider, Ka Ora, had her being told to `pop down` to a pharmacy a two and a half hour drive away. Read...

Frank Dooley was elected as a Buller representative on the West Coast Regional Council in 2022 after a passionate campaign for Westport`s flood protection. Read...

Both Taupo and Westport face saying goodbye to their only local newspaper - and local journalism. Read...

A draft master plan proposes relocating Westport to government-owned farmland southwest of its current location. Read...

One of New Zealand`s smallest newspapers is fighting for its life after the local council decided to move most of its advertising to an out-of-town publication. Read...

Westport accountant Frank Dooley has lost his defamation case against Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine. Read...