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Storm-damaged infrastructure often involves a multi-agency approach, the West Coast Regional Council says.

The confusing structure of the region's civil defence organisation has been questioned by West Coast Regional councillors.

Bilingual road signs are coming to the West Coast, hot on the heels of school signs which are already being replaced to include the word 'kura'.

Bilingual road signs are coming to the West Coast, hot on the heels of school signs which are already being replaced to include the word kura.
NZ Transport

West Coast iwi will be opposing extension of national parks in the region through the stewardship land review process, the West Coast Regional Council has heard.

The West Coast Regional Council made the decision after a warning about the government's plans to change laws affecting councils.

Concern about possibly unconsented water take for irrigation in the Grey Valley is being investigated by the West Coast Regional Council.

The problem of demolition waste was only going to accelerate, he said “But we have this scattergun approach with [private] dumps ... weve got one at Reefton, others all over the place, we should have one consented site for the whole region.” If all the coast councils put in some seed funding, they could get the proposal over the line for the benefit of all, and the facility could be an income earner, Ewen said. “Theres no place like the coast for locations where it could go, with no a...

Beleaguered West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield has rejected claims that he bullied council staff and tried to interfere with resource consent decisions. Four out of seven councillors are backing a move to oust Allan Birchfield as chairman. Photo: LDR / Lois Williams It has also been revealed a 30 percent rate rise could be looming for West Coast regional ratepayers this year. Four of the councils seven members are backing a move to oust councillor Birchfield as chairman, at ...