12 Sep 2024

Around the motu : Lee Scanlon in Westport

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 12 September 2024
The Manahau sand barge being towed off Westport’s Carters Beach

The Manahau sand barge being towed off Westport’s Carters Beach Photo: Sheree Cargill

Lee has the latest on the barge, Manahau which ran aground at Westport's Carters Beach.

West Coasters will not be consulted before their weekend GP clinics are replaced with telehealth from 1 October.

And a forensic audit of the Buller District Council's controversial Project Management Office has found inadequate management, lack of critical controls, and council claims for costs it was not entitled to.

Westport News Chief Reporter, Lee Scanlon