The barge which has grounded on Westport`s Carter Beach was a disaster waiting to happen, David Barnes says. Read...

The barge ran aground at Carters Beach near Westport about midnight on Saturday during a storm. Read...

The inquiry into the grounding comes amidst questions whether the vessel was equipped to handle West Coast conditions. Read...

The barge ran aground at Carters Beach near Westport about midnight on Saturday during a storm. Read...

A specialist tug is on its way, but any re-float won`t be until later in the week, authorities say. Read...

Buller District Mayor Pat McManus said it was washed ashore during a thunderstorm on Saturday night. Read...

A family believes their father and husband would still be alive if he had been properly diagnosed and treated in the previous six weeks. Read...

Leonides Lozano will be laid to rest tomorrow in the Philippines - a month after he was sent home from Westport`s acute stabilisation unit and died that same day. Read...

Malcolm Mulholland`s petition asks Parliament to urgently address issues around `unsatisfactory delivery of health services` in Buller. Read...

Westport Hospital is investigating the death of a Filipino man last month. Read...