Waitangi river bank protection works to start
Repairs to a partial collapse of the riverbank near the Paihia Water Treatment Plant are due to start mid-March and run for about six weeks.
The partial collapse of a section of the riverbank along the Waitangi River will be repaired over four to six weeks, with work due to start mid-March. During severe weather events in 2022 and 2023, including Cyclone Gabrielle, a section of the riverbank located at the Paihia Water Treatment Plant was damaged.
Repair works will include rebuilding the riverbank protection structures as well as improving resilience of the treatment plant’s water intake, buildings and other structures. The council’s ability to provide treated water to Paihia, Haruru and Ōpua could be jeopardised without these repairs.
Heavy machinery will be on site at the water treatment plant for the duration of the works. The river flow will remain uninterrupted during works.
A resource consent for the work has been granted by the Northland Regional Council to Far North District Council (FNDC). The work will be completed by Far North Waters, an alliance for three waters management between the FNDC and Ventia.