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Engineer Richard English describes the section of SH60 over Tākaka Hill is a lifeline. “Theres no polite way of putting this,” English said. “Its a complete debacle, a farce, and its an absolute embarrassment to the engineering profession.” He described that stretch of highway – the only road over the hill into and out of Golden Bay – as a lifeline. “It should have taken 18 months from go to whoa to get that job done,” said English, an engineer of 50 years’ experience. “...

Cherie Sivignon05:00, Apr 30 2021 Braden Fastier/Stuff The increasingly busy intersection of Lower Queen St and Berryfield Drive at Richmond West was earmarked for a permanent upgrade in the 2021-22 year – a project that looks likely to be deferred for at least a year. Temporary measures are to be considered for the increasingly busy intersection of Lower Queen St and Berryfield Drive at Richmond West as a land purchase delay holds up plans for a permanent upgrade. The intersection, which is...

Roading rage: Frustration across NZ as key projects will not get over the line 13 Apr, 2021 09:05 PM 8 minutes to read The SH1 and SH2 Ngauranga Interchange. Photo / Dom Thomas, RNZ RNZ By Phil Pennington of RNZ A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy. Money is especially scarce for state highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the Governments flagship safety strategy Road to Zero. This has come at a crucial tim...

Roading rage: Frustration as key road projects will not get over the line Phil Pennington © RNZ / Dom Thomas A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy. Money is especially scarce for State Highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the governments flagship safety strategy Road to Zero. This has come at a crucial time when the countrys transport plans for the next three years are being drawn up, and ...

Councillor David Ogilvie says he hasn’t seen a breakdown for the $11.2m. Stuff asked the elected members whether they had received a breakdown of the $11.2m. All but mayor Tim King and deputy mayor Stuart Bryant responded. Here’s a precis of those responses: Councillor David Ogilvie He said he had not seen a breakdown for the $11.2 million. “My take on this is that it is a private issue WWL is negotiating with the NZ Government,” Ogilvie said. “I expect the Covid claim will be scru...

Drinking water supplies to rural areas may come with increased costs under a possible new law. Concerns have been raised over the cost and effectiveness of treating drinking water supplies in some rural areas under potential changes signalled in the Water Services Bill. Tasman District Council has outlined those concerns in a submission on the bill, which passed its first reading in December and is now before Parliament’s health select committee. “We believe some of the concerns that we ...

Military chief says operating in area between peace and war could prevent all-out conflict

Cold weather warfare battalion 45 Commando were sent out out on training in northern Norway last month  Training involves building shelters, living off the land and dealing with cold shock during ice breaking drills  During the early phases of the training, the sun barely rises, while temperatures can plummet as low as -30C Commandos have been training in Norway since 1971, to ensure they are ready to be deployed at any moment 

123RF Proposed rate rises of up to 7 per cent a year have received the nod from Tasman District councillors to go out for public consultation next year along with a $60 million increase in the councils net debt cap. Tasman District residents are facing potential annual rate hikes of between 4.5 and 7 per cent over the next 10 years and the mayor says he’s surprised the proposed increases are not higher. The tipped rate and debt cap hikes are due to go out for public submissions next year as ...

Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Mayor Tim King, left, and council chief executive Janine Dowding say in the Annual Report that 2019-20 has been a year of change and challenges. The 2019-20 result was also helped by some external factors that moved in the council’s favour including increased revenue from forestry, lower borrowing costs, low inflation and higher-than-anticipated population growth. Net debt of $156.2m is below the council’s self-imposed cap of $200m and almost $35m lower than $191m t...