Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:53 am
The $40million, five-year contract to maintain all of
Timaru District’s roads has been awarded to incumbent
contractor Fulton Hogan.
The council awarded its road
network operations and maintenance contract for 2021-2026 to
Fulton Hogan, which scored highest on the quality attributes
and had the lowest tender price.
The contract includes
maintenance and operation of the 1,723km long Timaru
District road network, footpath maintenance and renewals,
pavement rehabilitation and minor capital improvement
works.
Land Transport Manager Susannah Ratahi said
that when specifying the contract the Council was looking
for a supplier who could help it deliver more than business
Seeing the family tradition of duck shooting passed on to the next generation is always a thrill for Richard Hill.
Over many years, the Oamaru Sports and Outdoors co-owner has seen generations of North Otago families prepare for the duck-shooting season. Children who once came in to the store with their fathers were now coming in with their own children.
“It’s just awesome – it makes me feel old, though,” Hill said.
It was also encouraging to see more young women take up duck-shooting.
“We’re starting to see a lot of teenage girls getting into the sport now, which is absolutely fantastic.”
“If this trend continues, at the end of the next 30 years, there will only be a quarter of one per cent of the 1990 fishery. In other words: nothing.” Hall said immediate hands-on action was needed, rather than more internal reviews - and a number of factors had led to the decline across the council’s waterways. The CSI Fish and Game Council covers from the south bank of the Rakaia River to Moeraki and inland to the Southern Alps. “Fish and Game can do as much internal soul-searching and audits as they like, they can have a prized set of standing orders and governance policies.
“It’s a pretty technical and dangerous course, there were a couple of minor crashes.”
Bejon Haswell/Stuff Mitchell said he had been thinking of hosting such an event for quite some time. “I just knew it would offer something extra for cyclers and speed skaters, and I had heard of other towns doing something similar,” he said. “You’ve got a steep climb of four storeys that would test even the hardiest cyclist.” Cyclists had a standing start at the entrance, and then pedalled up the four storeys, with those who had some energy left having a sprint finish at the top.