Cement silos at Whanganui Port to be torn down for port renewal project
6 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Cement silos in Tod St at Whanganui Port will be demolished by the end of August. Photo / Bevan Conley
Cement silos in Tod St at Whanganui Port will be demolished by the end of August. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Chronicle
By: Laurel Stowell
Whanganui business Jurgens Demolition has the contract to demolish the cement silos and attached buildings at Whanganui Port, starting in the next fortnight.
The silos were owned by Q-West Boat Builders, director Myles Fothergill said.
The company will pay for the demolition, as part of its $11 million investment in the marine precinct part of the port renewal project.
Vandals damage slide at Castlecliff Domain
17 Dec, 2020 02:30 AM
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Vandals have targeted the slide at Castlecliff Domain. Photo / Bevan Conley
ethan.griffiths@whanganuichronicle.co.nz
Vandals targeted another Whanganui playground this week. The big blue slide at Castlecliff Domain is now closed for repairs after a vandal damaged a portion near the base of the attraction.
According to the council, the damage to the slide was reported by a member of the public on Tuesday afternoon.
Whanganui District Council Parks Officer Erica Rowe said the damage was seemingly deliberate and the council would have to foot the bill for repairs.
Frustrated Whanganui resident builds unauthorised speed bump to combat ridiculous hooning
17 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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The resident also got professional signs made to warn motorists of the bump. Photo / Ethan Griffiths
The resident also got professional signs made to warn motorists of the bump. Photo / Ethan Griffiths But the makeshift speed bump lasted six hours before police removed it.
The resident, who did want to give a name, said they sought a professional design and contracted someone who built the speed bump out of timber and put it near their Seafront Rd property before dawn on Thursday.
The setup also included four customised signs, with hired road cones on either side.