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“Emergency works were undertaken to retain ongoing and future flood flows within the main channel,” Griffiths said. “Current works to address the immediate flood risk to the community include extension of the emergency embankments and construction of stopbanks and gravel groynes at the three breakout locations, and strengthening of existing rock stub groynes and construction of additional groynes adjacent to the Rangitata South Irrigation Ltd ponds.” Supplied The December 2019 Rangitata River floods devastated a lot of farmland. The remaining 36 per cent of the cost will be co-fun...

Source: New Zealand Government A milestone for jobs, businesses and regional economic development in Bay of Plenty is being marked as construction gets underway on the multi-million dollar Ōpōtiki harbour infrastructure project. Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash has joined Whakatōhea iwi, local councils and representatives of the aquaculture and marine industry at a ceremony with the Prime Minister to celebrate the beginning of the harbour construction. “We are today celebrating the growth of a community which is now able to move from strength to strength,” Mr Nash...

'Ōpōtiki was ready': Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits multi-million dollar harbour development project 30 Apr, 2021 04:07 AM 4 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Provincial Growth Fund has been aimed at communities where it will make the biggest difference. Photo / Andrew Warner Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Provincial Growth Fund has been aimed at communities where it will make the biggest difference. Photo / Andrew Warner There is a buzz around Ōpōtiki. Increased employment and growing businesses are some of the benefits already being seen through the mu...

First-home buyers are taking up the opportunity to get on the property ladder, quickly buying sections at the new Tarbet St subdivision that’s been created in Flaxmere. The completion of the first, infrastructure stage of the development was celebrated on-site today, ahead of the construction phase beginning. Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst said the development of the site, on time and on budget, illustrated Hastings District Council’s commitment to addressing the need for more housing in Hastings district. “This is the first subdivision of the Hastings Place Based Pilot to go on the m...

'Dream come true' for first-home buyers of new sections in Flaxmere 20 Apr, 2021 04:56 AM 4 minutes to read A Flaxmere mother's wait for a house of her own is nearly finished. Amo Taite is excited about a new house to be built in a Tarbet Street development. Reporter Shannon Johnstone, Video Warren Buckland. A Flaxmere mother's wait for a house of her own is nearly finished. Amo Taite is excited about a new house to be built in a Tarbet Street development. Reporter Shannon Johnstone, Video Warren Buckland. Amo Taite will be getting the birthday present of her life when she turns 47 this year.