Media Release: Westport community invited to engage on Draft Master Plan
The Westport community are being invited to engage on Draft Master Plan between Monday 10 February and 10 March 2025.
Media Release: Report into possible flood mitigation options shared with Snodgrass Road residents
Report into possible flood mitigation options shared with Snodgrass Road residents
Media Release - TVNZ brings national focus to Westport’s Master Planning process
TVNZ brings national focus to Westport’s Master Planning process
Media Release - Resource consent for the McKenna stopbank granted
Positive momentum for Westport’s flood mitigation scheme with consent granted and work set to start on the McKenna stopbank.
Media Release - Tenders open for major Westport flood protection works
Media release - Tenders are now open for the construction of the McKenna Stopbank, a crucial project within the Resilient Westport structural protection programme.
Media Release - Work to start on Floating Lagoon vegetation clearance
Media release - Vegetation clearance at Floating Lagoon work set to get underway as part of the Resilient Westport programme of work.
Media release: Start of Cats Creek work marks important milestone
Start of Cats Creek work marks important milestone for the Resilient Westport programme
Early work on one section of Westport’s flood protection scheme is set to get underway, marking the first physical works for the approximately $24 million dollar project.
News article: efforts to improve flood warning systems around Westport
See how West Coast Regional Council (WCRC) is upgrading its monitoring network to better understand the Buller River.
Engagement with local residents underway ahead of Floating Lagoon stopbank work
Discussions are underway with some Coates Street homeowners in Westport in relation to upcoming flood protection work. The work, which is being carried out by the West Coast Regional Council (WCRC), forms part of the Resilient Westport package of work.
Westport’s wave buoy deployed
The Sofar Spotter Ocean wave buoy has been deployed off the coast of Westport.
Opportunity for community to engage with Westport Master Planning
Next week marks the second round of Design Workshops for Westport’s Master Planning process.
Master Planning a once in a generation opportunity to shape Westport’s future development
Master Planning is a comprehensive planning process that looks at options and opportunities for the short, medium and long term future of the greater Westport area.
Wave buoy off the coast of Westport to form a vital part of maritime and flood management networks
A Sofar Spotter Ocean wave buoy has been purchased by the West Coast Regional Council and will be installed off the coast of Westport this month.