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Westport flood recovery: Build a wall or move to higher ground?

After the worst floods in decades Westport residents mull over options for new defences

After the worst floods in decades, Westport residents mull over options for new defences - and the local mayor says doing nothing is not an option.

Flood-weary Westport homeowner relieved to get portable cabin

The first few temporary homes are being set up for Westport residents displaced by severe flooding, but more than 200 will be needed.

July weather extremes: Floods, high temperatures and dry spells

The month was the sixth-equal warmest July on record. Flooding on the Buller River and surrounding area affected Westport last month. Photo: Supplied/NZ Defence Force Flood flows on the Buller River were the largest of any river in the country since 1926 after the deluge last month. The stand-out rain event between 15 July and 18 July brought over 690mm of rain to parts of the West Coast in under 72 hours. Along with the West Coast, well above normal rainfall (more than 149 percent of normal) fell in large areas of Marlborough, Nelson, Tasman, Canterbury high country and northern Otago. Parts of coastal northern Northland, inland Bay of Plenty and around Wellington central and the Kāpiti Coast had above normal rainfall.

Controversial 'climate' projects still waiting for money, a year on