Taste of honey
The low level of pH in manuka honey – a way of describing whether something is acidic, neutral, or alkaline – has been blamed for the corrosion in the Paterangi Road bridge’s wasterwater pipes. An urgent pipe renewal has taken place to replace the ductile iron sewer and prevent leakage into the stream underneath it.
Faecal matter found
Paterangi Road bridge wasterwater pipe replacement
A sewer manhole which overflowed in Paterangi Road near Te Awamutu has been blamed on a wastewater pipe which was leaking into the Mangapiko Stream. Samples taken originally showed high faecal matter. Waipā council’s water reticulation team discovered the leaky pipe a month later and replaced it.
Service honoured
Dawn Inglis
Waipā District Council group manager Service Delivery Dawn Inglis has been honoured for her 40-year career by Taituarā, New Zealand’s local government professional organisation.
Inglis began her career as an engineering cadet, and she told councillors it had been a “fabulous and very rewarding” career to look back on.
Objections heard
Three objections to an application by Ultimate Rally Group for a temporary road closure during Labour Weekend to hold the Targa Rally were dismissed by Waipā District Council’s Service Delivery committee this week.
Clams found
Freshwater Gold Clams – Corbicula Fluminea – also known as corbicula or the Asian gold clam
Divers have found golden clams visible on the riverbed at Waipā’s Pukerimu River intake, but they are not impacting any water supply infrastructure and are not responsible for severe corrosion of the intake line. The Pukerimu Water Supply Scheme sources water from the Waikato River and services rural households between Te Awamutu and Cambridge, Hamilton Airport, Ōhaupō and Mystery Creek.
Clarification
The crowd of about 250 at the powhiri for Stephanie O’Sullivan at Karāpiro’s Sir Don Rowlands Centre. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
The story ‘We chose Steph’ which ran in The News (August 29) said there were 250 invited guests at new chief executive Stephanie O’Sullivan’s powhiri. There were 118 invited guests and more than 50 students from Te Awamutu Intermediate’s kapa haka group, plus their whānau and supporters. We estimated there were 250 people attended.
Temporary alcohol ban
An alcohol ban for events being held in Lake Karāpiro Domain from this weekend – when the New Zealand Masters Rowing nationals will be held – until May next year, at the conclusion of the Legion of Rowers regatta, has been approved by Waipā District Council. Temporary bans have been in place since 2011 but exclude the Don Rowlands Centre and a period between 5-9pm for campers in the domain to socialise informally.
Drought gardens
A campaign will get underway soon and include a scavenger hunt, workshops and a competition to showcase the best drought tolerant garden in Waipā. The council proactively plants drought tolerant plants around the district to set an example and show how beautiful the gardens can look without the need for excessive water.
