Westport — WESTPORT CLOSED TO FLOODING The west coast township of Westport is currently closed to all traffic in and out of the town due to severe flooding on State Highway 67 from Westport to Greymouth, State Highway 6 from Westport to Inangahua, and on State Highway 67 from Westport to Karamea.

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Westport — A search is under way for a swimmer who was swept into the ocean at the mouth of the Mokihinui River north of Westport today.

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Westport — A 16 year-old who was killed in an early morning collision near Westport has been named.

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Westport — A 17 year-old Westport youth died this morning after being hit by a car on Cape Foulwind Rd, Westport.

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Westport — At approximately 8:15 this morning Police were called to a suspected drowning at the base of the Waimangaroa River, Westport.

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Westport — A Westport woman has died after falling from her bicycle on Gladstone Street yesterday (Thursday 8 Sept).

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Westport — At 11pm on Sunday the 24th of October 2010 a Toyota Hilux containing two 16 year olds left the road on State Highway 67 north of Westport.

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Westport — Westport Police this morning named the 38 year-old man who died in the town at the weekend.

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Westport — West Coast Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 38 year old man.

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Westport — At approximately 12:30am this morning Westport Police were called to as serious firearms incident.

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Westport — On Friday 31st July, at a Westport premises, a person made threats to kill a female, and indicated to another male that he was in a position to harm him too if the male went to his property.

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Westport — On Sunday 28th June 2009 at around 7.30pm, the Police were notified of an incident in a residential street in Westport.

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Westport — On Sunday 28th June 2009 at around 7.30pm, the Police were notified of an incident in a residential street in Westport.

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Westport — Air New Zealand is to a launch a new service between Westport and Christchurch.

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Westport — The Save Happy Valley Coalition celebrate the 3rd anniversary of their occupation of the planned site of Cypress Mine at Happy Valley.

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Westport — At about 1.30 pm Monday 24th November the Police were advised of a male who had been making threats in the remote rural town of Karamea, north of Westport.

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Westport — After an extensive investigation by Police after a fatal Tour Bus crash on State Highway 6 at Charleston (south of Westport) on 2nd February 2008, the driver has been charged.

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Westport — No change to the overnight situation.

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Westport — The search of the area of bush near the 4 Mile Bridge, south of Charleston, entered its third day today with police bringing in a digger to assist with clearing of bush and scrub at the site in order to make searching the ground easier.

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Westport — At approximately 3.30 am Sunday 20th April 2008 a male Irish tourist, aged 31, was attacked in Westport's main street.

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Westport — At around 5 pm yesterday evening, Sunday 20th January 2008, a large suitcase was found abandoned in the Ambulance bay of the Maternity wing of the Buller Hospital at Westport. 

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Westport — At about 7.15 pm last evening, Wednesday 2 January 2008, a patrolling Police car was struck head on by a stripped down unregistered and unwarranted car in Westport. 

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