Mauao base track to close for three days for stair removal
6 Apr, 2021 10:26 PM
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Mauao base track will be closed for three days this month. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
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Mauao base track will be closed for three days this month to remove temporary stairs installed in 2017.
Contractors will begin work on Monday April 12 to remove the stairs that were installed after ex-cyclone Debbie caused a 14m slip that blocked part of the track.
The base track will be completely closed on April 15, 16 and 19 to ensure public safety during the work. Signage and barriers will be in place at access points, and all other tracks on Mauao will remain open.
Taonga stolen from Whanganui paddle steamer Waimarie
2 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The carving by Dean Flavell was stolen from the Waimarie sometime in the last few weeks. Photo / Supplied
The carving by Dean Flavell was stolen from the Waimarie sometime in the last few weeks. Photo / Supplied
The wood carving was stolen some time in the last two weeks.
The taonga, created by master carver Dean Flavell, is based on the taurapa washboard found of the rear of the taurapa (canoe sternpost).
The kowhaiwhai pattern carved in the background is called mangopare (hammerhead shark), a design used to represent strength and which symbolises the river.