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Seventy homes have been deemed uninhabitable, and a further 393 have damage.
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'The mood has been very good': Westport locals staying positive after devastating flooding

Seventy homes have been deemed uninhabitable, and a further 393 have damage.
Watch: Firefighters began battling the blaze in the early hours of Tuesday.
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Hostel burns down in flood-stricken Westport

Those inside the building managed to evacuate safely.
Related video: West Coast residents asked to evacuate as torrential rain pounds region.
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Buller residents warned to 'stay away from their homes' as flood risk remains

A deluge of rain has led to a state of emergency being declared for the Buller District.
Greymouth Court.
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Four men appear in court on sex abuse charges against young people

One of the accused is facing 38 charges.

"I love it, it's really quaint, really just relaxed and people are so friendly."
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Reefton defying odds with tourism boom, but neighbouring towns aren't seeing same success

"Reefton's really a stand out on the West Coast."
The notoriously rainy region is receiving even more wet weather than usual this autumn.
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West Coast's heavy rain a concern for farmers

The notoriously rainy region is receiving even more wet weather than usual this autumn.
Watch: Parents of drowned schoolgirl Emily Branje urge others to be safe in the water
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Christchurch 9yo could have survived being swept out to sea if she'd worn life jacket - Coroner

Emily Branje was watching her grandfather whitebait when she drowned in 2019.

Watch: The agriculture minister has apologised for calling the tourism sector "cocky". But instead of saying sorry to the industry - he apologised to his mate, the tourism minister, for making his job harder.
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Agriculture Minister's 'cocky' tourism comment slammed as being tone deaf

Damien O'Connor is under fire for saying COVID-19 has taught the tourism industry not to be so cocky.
Watch: West Coast tourist towns Fox Glacier and Franz Josef fear collapse as year-long lack of overseas visitors hits.
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'At tipping point': West Coast tourist towns fear collapse as year-long lack of overseas visitors hits

Before COVID-19, foreign tourism accounted for over 80 percent of business in Fox Glacier and Franz Josef.