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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.
Home Our Council News News and Media Releases 2025 March Road repairs to start on Te Anga Road and Te Waitere Road

Road repairs to start on Te Anga Road and Te Waitere Road

6 Mar 2025, 8:57 AM

   

 

Work will start next week to repair and upgrade a section of Te Anga Road and Te Waitere Road.

The upgrades are in response to previous storm damage with work including pavement (road surface) reconstruction through the slumped areas, and drainage improvements on new and existing culverts to improve resilience.

The final surface will be chip seal.

General Manager Infrastructure Service, Shyamal Ram says it is pleasing to see more roading rehabilitations being undertaken in our district.

“Our roading network has suffered extensively over the years due to storm damage. It has taken some time to repair our roads because of differing levels of damage and funding availability, but we are getting there and we thank our community for their understanding and patience.”

Splice Construction was awarded the contract following a tender process. Work will start next week and will take about five weeks for each site.

During this time there will be some disruption to traffic flows due to the constrained site locations with temporary traffic management in place to allow for the sites to be constructed safely.

The overall completion for both sites is in May 2025.