Kia ora koutou,
The EIT team is doing a fantastic job, the building is progressing quite well as you can see on the photos. The roof will be installed after the long weekend. Sir Michael Fay, owner of the Station, came on site to congratulate the building apprentices.
A big thank you again to Will Keruru and EIT Wairoa for their dedication.
Thank you to Michael Fay and his team for embracing this community project.
Kia ora whanau,
The walkway project is taking shape. EIT Wairoa, lead by Master Builder Will Keruru, is building a waharoa at the entrance of the walkway. A big thank you to Will and his team for the quality of the work delivered.
Enjoy the viewing :
On Wednesday the 14th of October, the carpentry section of EIT came to Mahia to start the construction of a waharoa at the entrance of the Whangawehi walkway. Under the leadership of Will Keruru, local builder, the day went very smoothly. 14 students took an active part to this first stage which consisted of preparing profiles, digging holes, and concreting in 4 large size poles.
The work was tyring, and the barbecue prepared on site was appreciated.
A big thank you to Will Keruru for organising this project and sharing his skills and knowledge with the next generation of builders.
We would like to acknowledge Elroy Spark, Manager of Carters Wairoa, and local resident for his ongoing support.
We are looking forward to seeing the structure finished next week.
A big thank you to all the students who have participated today, you have been amazing.
On the 12th of October 2020, Chris McGregor pegged the location of the piles for the up and coming waharoa entrance of the Whangawehi walkway. The building will be built 25 m away from the roads’ centre line to comply with WDC regulations. A big thank you to Chris for giving us the go ahead.
On Monday the 12th of October 2020, two tendering candidates for the construction of the Whangawehi walkway came for a site visit along the river.
Mike Wilson and Chris McGregor represented QRS while Jeff Carter from Rotorua represented Southern Star Adventure-a Rotorua based company specialized in track construction.
The day went well and we hope that this visit was helpful. A big thank you for the interest shown.
Will Keruru local builder originally from Mahia and tutor at EIT will be overseeing the construction of the Waharoa located at the entrance of the walkway. The work will start mid October and should be completed by the end of the month.
A big thank you to Will for his support.
Whangawehi Catchment Management Group 