News

The Toki Poutangata bridge in Westport will officially open on Wednesday 30 March 2022.

In a survey recently conducted by Buller District Council (BDC) 74% of respondents gave their support to the creation of a pedestrian crossing in Reefton.

Construction of Buller’s primary care and integrated health centre in Westport is expected to start in September with completion due around the middle of next year.

Council will implement a traffic light system to audit contents placed Buller’s recycling bins from Monday 21 March 2022.

At its meeting next week, Buller District Council’s Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee will consider a report that recommends establishing a credit line of $7m as bridging finance to progress the urgent repairing of infrastructure that has been damaged by flooding.

Buller District Council’s submission to the Exposure Draft of Te Tai o Poutini Plan (TTPP) addresses five main areas.

Buller District Council approaches local real estate agents for a proposal to sell a number of council owned properties in Westport and Reefton.

Council’s Westport office will reduce its opening hours to 10am – 2pm for the remainder of this week.

The Toki Poutangata Bridge opening day has been pushed back again due the emergency works and priority water supply repairs involving key contractors and suppliers.

Last night the Tidal Creek No 2 Bridge replacement project in Buller District won an Asset Engineering Excellence Award from the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA NZ).

Buller District ranks second in the country for GDP growth for the year ending December 2021 compared to the year ending December 2020 according to a report released today.

At meetings held yesterday, the West Coast Regional Council and Buller District Council have confirmed the appointments of the independent chair and community representatives for the Westport Joint Committee.

The extreme rainfall events in early February caused significant widespread damage throughout the Buller District.

Preparations to merge the Reefton Visitor Centre (RVS) and Buller District Council’s service centre in to create a new one-stop-shop community facility gains momentum.

Buller District Council will open the Karamea Highway “Bluffs Road” from tomorrow (Monday 21 February 2022) to allow traffic to access and leave Karamea throughout the day.