Council notices and updates

Community Report – District Assets

Hokitika Racecourse

The Hokitika Racecourse Infrastructure acceleration project is nearing completion, with chip seal applied to the Park street extension over the last week. The curbs and footpaths linking the existing Park street into the Park street extension has also been completed. Asphalt has been scheduled to go down from 12 November, weather permitting, with landscaping and street furniture the last bits to go in. The bad weather during September and October delayed the completion of the project, however with the forecast looking much better for November, the anticipated completion date is end of November 2025

Ross Swimming Pool structural strengthening and pool heating system upgrade

Some RFI’s has come through for the building consent for the Ross swimming pool strengthening project, and these are currently being worked through. Physical works are planned to start in March 2026
The concept design for the upgraded heating system at the Hokitika Swimming pool is currently being done and is anticipated to be completed by middle of November.

Blue Spur Water Treatment Plant

Final commissioning is underway on the purpose-built chlorination building for the Blue Spur Water Treatment Plant. Along with meeting compliance rules for storage of hazardous substances, the new separate building allows for additional chlorine gas to be stored on site to improve resilience against delivery holdups.

Water Meters – Franz Josef

Final installation and remedial works in Franz Josef to be completed by the end of November.

 



Transportation

Haast-Jackson Bay Road Repair

After recent severe weather closing part of Haast-Jackson Bay Road extensive reinstatement works took place to reopen the road.

Council would like to thank the public for their patience during the road closures here and also thank the Contractors for working to reopen his road as quickly and efficiently as they have.

These slips have been a continual source of concern and frustration for this section of road since they originally started moving in 2015/2016. They do stabilise over time but are highly susceptible to extremes of weather like what we have been experiencing over the last couple of years. The nature of the ground above means there really isn’t anything we can do to safely and efficiently reduce the volume of material still yet to come down. Ultimately this has become a long term challenge that we will need to keep coming back to as required.

The below images depict before during and after of the work completed and highlight the great work involved by the contractors!