"Intergenerational ambition": Council moves ahead to next stage of moving Westport
Buller Councillors yesterday voted to continue to the third stage in the plan to move Westport off the flood plain it ...
How NZ could face twice as many big rain-making ‘atmospheric rivers’ by the century’s end
Atmospheric rivers are long, thin filaments of moisture that stretch thousands of kilometres from the subtropics to New ...
New Zealand could face twice as many extreme atmospheric rivers, NIWA says
New NIWA research has found that not only could the narrow bands of concentrated water vapour increase, but in the future ...
Buller councillors to decide on future of Westport relocation plan
Buller councillors will next week decide whether to advance a plan to relocate Westport. The West Coast town had been ...
Westport residents berate council over 'stupid' plan to relocate town
The mayor admits some feel "forgotten" but the plan is needed to provide a "glimmer of hope" in the face of increasingly damaging flooding.
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Extreme Atmospheric Rivers Could Double In Future Climate
New Zealand could face twice as many of the ... that took out the Waiho Bridge in March 2019, the widespread flooding in Westport in July 2021, and the exceptionally wet Auckland summer of 2022-2023.