Builders down tools, attractions close as temperature soars in Timaru
Stonewood Homes Timaru director Chris Karton said at least one of the company's building sites had been cleared of workers in response to rising temperatures in the town. “They're contractors, so we just leave it up to their discretion when to go home,” Karton said. “We certainly wouldn't encourage them to stay out working. I'm a builder and there's nowhere to hide when it's that hot, we don't want anyone getting dizzy and dehydrated.” Aorangi Homes carpenter Juran Moore, foreman of a site on Timaru's Park View Tce, said it was hotter than normal but his team of two builders and t...
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