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Bill Hickman13:07, Jul 28 2021 KEVIN STENT/Stuff Strengthening work continues on Wellington Town Hall. Good afternoon Pōneke, here’s what is happening in the pages of the Dominion and around the city today. 1pm: A day in the life of a Wellington bus driver Transport reporter Joel MacManus spent the day with Mana Coachlines drivers Stephen Hilliard and Eruera Grace. Hilliard spent 25 years of his career as a funeral director, now he starts most mornings with a school run, and it leaves a smile on his face every time. “I had many, many years of hearing the sounds of sorrow and grief. No...

Press Release – Wellington City Council The Takarau Gorge road, linking Johnsonville and Makara Beach in Wellington, will remain closed to through traffic for several weeks while extensive damage from the flood on 17 July is repaired. Local residents will still have restricted access to … The Takarau Gorge road, linking Johnsonville and Makara Beach in Wellington, will remain closed to through traffic for several weeks while extensive damage from the flood on 17 July is repaired. Local residents will still have restricted access to the road. Wellington City Council Transport and Infrastr...

15:50, Jul 27 2021 SUPPLIED/Stuff Sections of Takarau Gorge Rd in Wellington have been undermined and at least two culverts under the road will have to be replaced. Flooding earlier this month damaged Takarau Gorge Rd so badly it will require around $1.5million in repairs. The Wellington City Council said the road linking Johnsonville and Makara Beach would remain closed to traffic for several weeks while extensive damage from the flood on July 17 was fixed. The council’s transport and infrastructure manager Brad Singh said several hundred metres of the road were “torn up and pretty m...

Wellington City Council staff and contractors were checking damage to infrastructure and property caused by the torrential rain and strong winds. Council spokesman Richard MacLean warned Wellingtonians to take it easy when walking, cycling and driving around the region. “The heavy rain especially has brought down slips and trees and these may continue to come down over the next few days,” he said. Supplied Some of the damage caused to Takarau Gorge Rd. “There may also be damage to walkways and trees in our parks and reserves that we have not yet spotted – so take care out there.�...