Restoring the natural marine environment around State Highway 10 south of Mangonui is a key part of a project which will see a 50-year-old culvert replaced with a bridge designed to increase tidal flows. The $5m Papakawau Culvert Replacement project is funded through the Government's shovel ready Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP) programme. Work is expected to take approximately six months. It's set to create employment opportunities for Northlanders with NZTA's contractor Fulton Hogan looking to use local quarry and traffic management companies. The project's vision is rehabilitation of Aputerewa Creek's upper estuary ecological function.
Logging truck crash probed
Police are investigating the cause of a fatal single-vehicle crash in Broadwood in which a logging truck rolled. One of the truck's occupants died at the scene of the crash, south of Kaitaia between Grounds Rd and Paponga Rd, around 8.30am on Monday. A second person with moderate injuries was taken by ambulance to Kaitaia Hospital. The Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Team examined the scene yesterday as part of an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
Lighter evenings coming
Daylight saving will begin at 2am on Sunday when the clocks are put forward an hour.
Daylight saving will end when the clocks are put back an hour at 3am on Sunday, 3 April 2022. During the daylight saving months we are on "New Zealand daylight time", which is one hour ahead of New Zealand standard time.
