Buller District rebels against costly combined West Coast council plan
A West Coast council is threatening to backtrack on a district plan it was forced to buy into and could cost ratepayers $6 million.
The Local Government Commission ordered the region's three district councils to create a combined plan, which sets out how natural and physical resources are used, developed and managed, that would be developed by the West Coast Regional Council.
The regional council is now asking ratepayers to pay $650,000 just for the first year of developing the plan – on top of $250,000 they would have already coughed up.
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.5% Yes
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33.6% Maybe?
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24.9% No
6 uueek old kitten uuanted
I rescued a kitten and nouu she needs a playmate. Anyone got a kitten of approx 6 uueeks of age that needs a home?
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