Stories by Brendon McMahon

West Coast Regional Council is taking legal advice around consents it issued to enable a controversial private landfill.

The censured former chairman of the West Coast Regional Council has been allowed to return to a council committee.

Family baches on West Coast conservation land will be able to remain - for now - after fears they would be pushed out.

A West Coast Regional Council rates mess has reared its head again with the council admitting an "administration error" caused some ratepayers to be charged twice through direct debit.

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

南岛地方官员认为应对入境的海外游客进行更多的道路安全教育，称旅游业的复苏不应该以道路安全为代价。

A return to pre-Covid levels of tourists driving on the West Coast is raising concern.

Health NZ West Coast says it intends to restore Reefton's health services, including reopening the Ziman House aged care wing.

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

The site is less than 5km east of a township and has been plagued with problems including odour, dust, and water leaching issues this year.

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.

A 100-year-old gold miner's cottage at Waiuta will be opened in March after a $100,000 restoration by the Department of Conservation.

Land swaps between the Department of Conservation and West Coast private landowners are still on the cards.

Tourist operators are concerned the Hokitika Gorge walkway may struggle with an influx of summer visitors following its bridge closure.

Ratepayers effected by the blunder are being urged to pay something by 30 November to avoid penalties.

Fears a future slip from the Taylorville Resource Park site could wipe out the Greymouth town water treatment plant site remain a worry for the Grey District Council.

Poutini Ngāi Tahu have argued that cultural values in the proposed Te Tai o Poutini plan should be explicitly expressed, citing concerns that freedom camping rules will impact traditional Māori…

Westport's flooding disaster "could have been avoided" if funds had been available sooner to reduce the risk.

Evacuation plans for residents and visitors along the Waiho (Waiau) River at Franz Josef have been questioned by the Mayor of Westland.

The remote region is facing some major decisions in keeping the lights on and electricty affordable.

Allan Birchfield says he is still fit to sit at the council table. In June he was charged with assaulting his brother with a weapon - a motor vehicle - but the charge has been dropped.

The West Coast as a region may not be growing significantly but its population is changing.

The troubled Taylorville Resource Park site remains under the shadow of an investigation, although WorkSafe has returned the site to the operator - under notice.

A fresh call by the Ombudsman for council workshops to be open to the public by default has received a cautious response on the West Coast.

上级议会责令当地地方议会进行处理，但工程验收时发现完全不合规；受限于河道疏通工作进展缓慢，管理方无法进行周边绿化工作。