The hospital wing of the Westport health facility has had to close 11 times due to under-staffing, and locals are petitioning to get staffing up.
A long-awaited barge crossed the Westport bar on Monday, which many will hope will reinvigorate coastal shipping.
And Buller District Council released has an audit after allegations of financial mismanagement, but it found no concerns.
Westland Mineral Sands chair Duncan Harie, Resources Minister Shane Jones and WMS managing director Ray Mudgway aboard the Manahau in Westport Photo: supplied by Ellen Curnow
