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Water Shutdown - Lawrence Street, Te Kūiti 4.30pm

Sometimes accidents happen...
The water supply to Lawrence Street will need to be shutdown for a few hours while contractors repair a broken watermain. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Urgent water shutdown for leak detection in Maniaiti/Benneydale

We have discovered that there is a large leak in the water network in Maniaiti/Benneydale that we need to find and fix, as we are losing a lot of water.

Waitomo District Council contractor McIndoe Group will be shutting down the water in Maniaiti/Benneydale today in order to try locate the leak.

Leak detection helps identify where there could be faults in the network and can also help determine where water loss is occurring.

There will only be a temporary interruption to water supply, and it should not overly disrupt or interfere with normal usage.

Work will include turning off a valve at each street for a few minutes to check for changes in water pressure.

A leak detection device will also be used to listen for leaks on the water mains.

If the leak is detected in the Council-owned network, repairs will be undertaken.

If you experience unclean water flow afterwards, please wait 10 minutes and then run an outside tap for at least five minutes or until water runs clear. This is to avoid any unclean water entering your household system.

We also ask that you please conserve water as much as possible.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Road repairs completed

28 Aug 2024, 12:09 PM

Two large-scale roading improvement projects have recently been completed in the Waitomo district.

Fullerton and Mairoa roads suffered extensive damage and slips as a result of severe weather events in 2022 and 2023 and were labelled among the worst in the district.

Engineered design were required to ensure a long-term solution and contractor Nicholls and Uttinger Civil undertook the repairs earlier this year.

Repairs on Fullerton Road included a steel cantilevered retaining wall with while Mairoa Road received a timber post retaining wall.

General Manager Infrastructure Services, Shyamal Ram says with roads being a critical infrastructure in all communities, it is always pleasing to see damaged roads restored to a new condition.

“We thank the community for their patience with the temporary measures that have been in place at these sites,” says Shyamal.