Waiho Flat News Today

A river threatening the Franz Josef sewerage ponds has suddenly changed its course - less than a month since another dramatic shift . About 50 per cent of...

The Westland District Council has agreed to investigate a new 200m wall to protect Franz Josef’s sewerage ponds in the wake of a radical shift in the nearby...

The radical shift of the Waiho River at Franz Josef in the past 10 days and what can be done about it remains an open question for local authorities....

With further bad weather forecast, West Coast Civil Defence has swung into action over the river change and the potential risk.

Significant support from affected landowners to abandon Waiho Flat area at Franz Josef.

A proposal to eventually abandon the Waiho Flat area at Franz Josef has attracted the support of about 75% of affected landowners. West Coast...

A proposal to eventually abandon the Waiho Flat area at Franz Josef has garnered “significant” support from about 75 per cent of affected landowners, says...

A pensioner's battle for new windows, raw sewage overflowing in backyards, a rates bill blunder and devastating floods across the motu, Local Democracy Reporting looks back at 2023.

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A long awaited meeting for Franz Josef area residents and ratepayers is about to be held after years of delays as the future of their community hangs in the balance.