Rob Hellstrom News Today

At the end of the day, it's just like a big wine tank really, reckons scaffold boss.

It took Scaffold Marlborough about two weeks to set up the nine levels of the 18-metre-high frame. Maritime NZ’s Jim Foye said the restoration work was undertaken every 12 to 15 years, depending on conditions. The last face lift was in 2005. “Compared to a lot of our sites which are located on islands, Cape Campbell is an easier location because you can drive to it. But it is also a challenging site because it is on the coast, and it is exposed to high winds,” Foye said. The lighthou...