Buller members of the West Coast Regional Council say criticism levelled at them by Mayor Jamie Cleine over the Westport flood was unfair and unfounded.
A car on Disraeli St was partly submerged after floods hit Westport last week.
Photo: Supplied/NZ Defence Force
Cleine said the regional councillors had been conspicuous by their absence during the crisis, and left him to front a public meeting where he was asked why the town did not have floodwalls to protect it.
Flood protection was the regional council s job - not the district council s, the mayor said.
The two Buller representatives on the council, John Hill and Laura Coll McLaughlin said they were disappointed with the mayor s comments, which implied they had not been on deck to help out with the flood response.
Lois Williams Local Democracy Reporter13:43, Jul 26 2021
CHRIS SKELTON / PETER MEECHEM
Westport is now moving into a recovery mode after recent flooding in the small coastal town.
Buller members of the West Coast Regional Council say criticism levelled at them by Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine over the Westport flood is unfair and unfounded. Cleine said the regional councillors had been conspicuous by their absence during the crisis, and left him to front a public meeting where he was asked why the town did not have floodwalls to protect it. Flood protection was the regional council s job – not the district council s, the mayor said.
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More than 1m New Zealanders sign up to earthquake drill
More than 1m New Zealanders sign up to earthquake drill
25th Sep 2012 4:23pm | By Kevin Mann The Government of New Zealand has organized a massive earthquake drill called the ‘New Zealand ShakeOut.’
At 9:26 AM tomorrow morning more than 1.2 million people will take part in the first preparative exercise of its kind. All of them will run for protection under the nearest shelter and cover their heads simultaneously.
The director of Civil Defence Emergency Management, John Hamilton said, “We are delighted with the response and it would be great to have a record of how people and workplaces made it their own drill.”