Covid-19 continues to play havoc, with supply-chain delays pushing out the expected completion date for Te Awa River Ride's Waipā section to early next year.
Waipā District Council group manager service delivery Dawn Inglis said difficulties getting timber supplies for the lengths of boardwalk and retaining walls that feature in the Waipā section meant last month's hopes for completion by the end of the year were dashed.
"The Walkway Solutions team, who have been busy building the boardwalk for us, have found it increasingly difficult to get supplies in time due to delays in the supply chain caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
"While the teams working on our section had managed to work around a number of delays previously, they're now at the point where they've exhausted their options to continue on further ahead without the supplies they need.