The Long-term Plan is council's key planning document for the next 10 years.
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June 24, 2024
A man is accused of sending hundreds of nuisance emails targeting members of a committee overseeing the development of the West Coast's combined district plan.
June 20, 2024
Government plans to scrap the blanket speed reduction policy have been cautiously welcomed by West Coast leaders.
June 17, 2024
The site was given three months to comply with the appropriate environmental standards.
June 14, 2024
The proposed combined district plan – Te Tai o Poutini Plan – will replace the West Coast's current three district plans from about late 2025.
One councillor said he still felt uneasy about the Havill Wall and wanted to see how it coped with "a real southerly storm".
May 30, 2024
The council this week congratulated itself on the recovery of long-standing debt in the past few months.
May 17, 2024
Delays in the decommissioning of dangerous rock quarry near Greymouth has raised the ire of a West Coast Regional councillor.
May 11, 2024
The Tiga proposal was rejected two years ago by a joint panel of the two councils.
April 30, 2024
Community board chairperson copped flak about the relocation of the iconic Southland landmark following an appearance on TV.
April 24, 2024
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Neighbours have been raising concerns about a pungent smell, and two workers were reportedly overcome by gas.
April 19, 2024
Resources Minister Shane Jones says it's time for common sense to end a "cancel culture" around coal.
April 17, 2024
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Sites in question include everything from service stations and landfills, to power substations and gas works.
April 16, 2024
The council's been warned that it must increase its flood protection spending in response to the impact of climate risk predictions.
April 13, 2024
It comes as West Coast Regional Council adopted a policy of returning in-house its core functions via direct employment and cutting back on contractors.
April 11, 2024
Some West Coast ratepayers may feel particularly targeted by the special rating district levy.
April 9, 2024
Existing "variable" speed zones already instituted outside schools such as at Kāroro School on State Highway 6 in Greymouth will remain under the rollback.
March 22, 2024
More than three-quarters of of West Coast land has been listed as "outstanding" in a proposed plan — adding "unnecessary costs and compliance to landowners".
March 20, 2024
The Grey District Council is calling for the Taylorville Resource Park consents to be revoked after it was slapped with an abatement on the site.
March 19, 2024
An investigation of the Taylorville Resource Park, east of Greymouth, found the sediment pond from the private landfill has been discharging water leachate.
March 18, 2024
Whitebait standholders collectively owethe West Coast Regional Council $40,000 in unpaid fees.
March 14, 2024
Mick Culling is adamant that if his much-loved plant must go, it will be on his own terms.
March 12, 2024
Two crucial bridges are showing signs of being undercut at approaches and calls are becoming more urgent for Waka Kotahi to heed the warnings.
March 9, 2024
Some landowners were recently caught by surprise when the proposed West Coast district "one" plan deemed sections of land as Outstanding Natural Landscape.
March 8, 2024
Major shifts in the Waiho River are increasingly triggered by minor rainfall following a red alert weather event in late January.
February 28, 2024
