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Cultural narratives captured in Te Ara Kahikatea pou

Cultural narratives captured in Te Ara Kahikatea pou

Te Ara Kahikatea is now home to three striking eight-metre high sculptures, depicting the ancestral stories of the ...

8 October 2021

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Te Ara Kahikatea a finalist in LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards

Te Ara Kahikatea a finalist in LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards

Hastings District Council’s ‘Te Ara Kahikatea – Whakatu Arterial Link’ project is a finalist in the 2019 Lo...

5 June 2019

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Community celebration to mark road completion

Community celebration to mark road completion

About 80 people gathered at the Mangateretere Hall on Saturday, February 23, to celebrate the successful completion...

25 February 2019

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New name for Whakatū Arterial Route

New name for Whakatū Arterial Route

The new Whakatū Arterial route has been officially named with the council approving it being called Te Ara Kahikat...

31 January 2019

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Entire Whakatū Arterial Link road ready to take traffic

Entire Whakatū Arterial Link road ready to take traffic

Ahead of schedule, the entire Whakatū Arterial Link road is ready to take traffic from 5am tomorrow.

18 December 2018

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Whakatū Arterial Link - Progress Update

Whakatū Arterial Link - Progress Update

Project is 95% complete and the first stage of the new Whakatū Arterial Link road will give access to traffic on 1...

15 November 2018

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Transition to new Whakatū Arterial Link begins

Transition to new Whakatū Arterial Link begins

Work on the Whakatū Arterial Link is now 95 per cent complete, with traffic due to be redirected onto the new Pāk...

15 November 2018

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 26 September 2018

Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 26 September 2018

Work continues to progress well on the Whakatu Arterial Link route in preparation for its projected opening to moto...

26 September 2018

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Whakatu Link ‘driveable’; ready by December

Whakatu Link ‘driveable’; ready by December

The new Whakatu Link Route now has a “driveable road surface”, with just the final two layers to go. The build...

12 July 2018

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Last Whakatu roundabout on its way

Last Whakatu roundabout on its way

Despite the wet weather, work on the Pakowhai roundabout is proceeding with the whole of the Whakatu Link Route sti...

19 June 2018

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Last Whakatu roundabout underway

Last Whakatu roundabout underway

The entrance to Pakowhai Regional Park – the district’s most popular dog walking area - is temporarily moving t...

1 May 2018

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 26 January 2018

With the SH2 roundabout and the new bridge over the Karamu Stream completed, the focus of the teams working on the ...

26 January 2018

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 8 December 2017

Work on the Whakatu Arterial Link continues to go well; helped by the good weather. Site work will cease for the ho...

8 December 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 6 November 2017

Work on the new Whakatu Arterial Link route continues to progress well. Almost a year in, it is still expected that...

6 November 2017

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Dressing the new SH2 roundabout

Dressing the new SH2 roundabout

More than 13,000 plants will be planted along the new Whakatu Link Route, starting with 7000 going onto the new Sta...

5 October 2017

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Building the bridge – it’s all go

Building the bridge – it’s all go

Twenty four hollow concrete beams, each one weighing between 38 and 48 tonnes, are being lifted into place to form ...

5 October 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 5 September 2017

Work on Pilcher Rd to improve the access to the new State Highway 2 roundabout is about to start.

5 September 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 14 August 2017

Traffic is flowing well since the full opening of the new Whakatu Link Road roundabout and the opening of Napier Rd...

14 August 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 14 July 2017

Winter weather continues to make things tricky for the contractors working on the Whakatu Arterial Link route howev...

14 July 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 28 June 2017

The move of the traffic onto the completed part of the new SH2 roundabout went well this week.

28 June 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 8 June 2017

About 75 per cent of the new State Highway 2 roundabout is almost completed with traffic expected to be moved onto ...

8 June 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 11 May 2017

Five months in, the work on the Whakatu Arterial Link is progressing as planned.

11 May 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 28 March 2017

Ongoing rain has continued to make life a little tricky however it is not expected to impact on the overall time fr...

28 March 2017

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Go slow at Whakatu Link roundabout

State Highway 2 at the site of the Whakatu Arterial Link will get slightly narrower from tomorrow as the constructi...

13 March 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 13 March 2017

Again heavy rain over the weekend has interrupted work, however at this early stage it is not expected to impact on...

13 March 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 20 February 2017

Heavy rain over the weekend has had a slight impact on the Whakatu Arterial Link project however it is not expected...

20 February 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 7 February 2017

Work on the Whakatu Arterial Link road connecting State Highway 2 (SH2) with Pakowhai Road is going to plan.

7 February 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 16 January 2017

This fortnightly update on the Whakatu Arterial Link route lets the public know how the project is going and what t...

16 January 2017

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Whakatu Arterial Link Update - 6 January 2017

Work on the Whakatu Arterial Link road, connecting State Highway 2 (SH2) with Pakowhai Rd, is about to start.

6 January 2017

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