Demolition of Yarrow Stadium’s East Stand is scheduled to start mid-April and will be finished by September, the Taranaki Regional Council announced today. The contract has been awarded to Ceres NZ, which specialises in complex, large-scale engineering projects including demolition and deconstruction. It is extensively involved in the rebuild of Christchurch, where the company is based. Demolishing a facility the size of East Stand is a challenging undertaking, and the job drew interest from a
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As with most forward planning, priorities, needs and expectations can change over the lifespan of a planning document. Changes in transport planning can potentially require alterations to the programme of works set out in Section 5 of the Regional Land Transport Plan. Most changes can be expected to be minor but in some cases a relatively major new project may need to be added to the programme, requiring a formal variation to a Plan. Variations to the Regional Land Transport Plan must be
Clearer timelines are emerging as good progress is made in the Yarrow Stadium Redevelopment Project. West Stand repairs are expected to be finished in November, with sporting and other events possible at the venue next year. The West Stand repairs are mostly taking place under the structure. The foundations and the ground itself are being strengthened and stabilised to withstand seismic activity and meet earthquake safety requirements. This work also includes removal of the seats and the
Taranaki's world-leading Riparian Management Programme was a talking point at the Land Use and Water Quality conference at The Hague, Netherlands, in June 2017. The conference included a presentation on the voluntary, unsubsidised and large-scale riparian scheme. The scientists and policy-makers present were impressed by the scheme's uptake and ecological successes, especially in contrast with Europe’s highly regulated, highly funded and highly politicised approach. The presentation was called