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Wellington pipes at Mt Vic right now. pic.twitter.com/FzTJIzRUSJ
Though workers were called to deal with the problem, it was not mentioned on the website of Wellington Water. However the Wellington City Council did know what was happening and at 4.15 it explained:
A contractor has hit a small pipe (20mm) while servicing a building. Residents still have water and it should be repaired within the next hour or so.
The DomPost reports that Apollo Lodge Motel manager Vikram Kaushal said four of his windows were cracked when stones were thrown into the air along with a stream of water after roading contractors damaged a 20-millimetre service pipe.
Your playlist will load after this ad Among them is South Wairarapa Mayor Alex Beijen, who says businesses and older Kiwis still need physical branches to bank. Source: 1 NEWS
South Wairarapa District Mayor Alex Beijen delivered the petition to the Minister of Finance Grant Robertson today.
Last year, the Government launched four regional banking hubs in Martinborough, Opunake, Stoke and Twizel in response to banks shutting down individual branches.
Today, at the hub in Martinborough, South Wairarapa locals expressed frustration with the trial.
Your playlist will load after this ad Dozens of mayors say the banks should be forced to provide services to small communities.