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The recently announced central government investment in Aotearoa’s shipping network will benefit the Westport port.

Charges for the disposal of refuse in the Buller District are set to rise due to an increase in waste disposal costs for landfill operators. The changes will take effect on 1 July 2022.

In conjunction with Taituara (Local Government Professionals Aotearoa) Buller District Council has launched its Vote22 campaign.

The expected response time for service requests lodged with Buller District Council has increased from three to seven working days from this week onwards.

Buller District Council received 74 submissions during the Draft 2022-2023 Draft Annual Plan consultation from Thursday 14 April to Tuesday 17 May 2022.

Buller District Libraries was awarded $40,000 funding from the New Zealand Libraries in Partnership Programme (NZLPP) last week.

Buller District’s strong economic performance continuous with a double-digit GDP growth for the year ending March 2022 according to a report released this week.

Buller District Council’s 2022 – 2023 Draft Annual Plan public consultation is in full swing being residents’ chance to have their say until the 17 May.

Council resolved to appoint Mr Keith Marshall, to conduct the annual remuneration and performance review of Buller District Council’s chief executive officer Sharon Mason at its ordinary council meeting held 27 April 2022.

The recently implemented traffic light system to audit contents being placed in Buller’s recycling bins is showing effect.

Buller District Council held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday (13 April) to review the 2022 – 2023 Draft Annual Plan.

Buller District Council CEO, Sharon Mason, has been recognised by international business publication CEO Today, as a winner in the Australasian section of its annual Global CEO Awards.

While the country remains at red in the Covid Protection Framework, it is no longer necessary to show a My Vaccine Pass to access the Community Hub, NBS Theatre, or council’s campgrounds.

Buller District Council invited four real estate agents in Westport to submit a proposal to sell a number of council owned properties in Buller.

The Finance Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC) received a public excluded paper last Wednesday 23 March 2022 summarising the rates database integrity review.