Reefton revival - small town sniffs gold fever
13 minutes to read The rock face is a dripping mask of greywacke and argillite, illuminated by the lights of the jumbo , as the rock drilling machine is known in mining jargon. The diamond drills extend toward the tunnel s end, manipulated by twin booms. Once the drilling is complete, explosives finish the job and the tunnel advances at a rate of about 8 metres a day.
The drills are silent for the moment but despite the damp, the air is dusty. And the tunnel is filled with the thrum of the ventilation system and the low rumble of a huge front-end loader. Back and forth it travels between the rubble in the tunnel s depths and the surface, a length of some 300m.
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It wasn t until New Zealand First s Shane Jones came along with his $3b fund the following year that an application for the full $9.36m was lodged with the Government. Niederer said the trust quickly got to work securing designs, resource consents and landowner access. It hired a project manager and, despite a delay caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, the first section – from Westport to Carters Beach – opened in December to much fanfare.
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The opening of the Kawatiri Coastal Trail in Westport brought joy to the community. Once the full trail is completed, this extraordinary West Coast adventure will journey along near the coastline between Westport and Charleston, following in the footsteps of the ancient Māori and the 1860s gold miners, he said.
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