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