Bay Harbour: November 22, 2017

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BAY HARBOUR
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Stonemasons start on Timeball
• By Sarla Donovan
STONEMASONS will start
work tomorrow on Lyttelton’s
iconic Timeball Tower as its
rebuild picks up pace.
They will start installing the
exterior stonework this week
using stones from the original
structure where possible, said
Heritage New Zealand general
manager Nick Chin.
A small group of workers
have been stationed at the
Ferrymead site where the
stones are stored, cleaning
and preparing them for the
stonemasons to use.
Wellington firm Bosworth
Stone won the contract for the
stonework, which is expected
to take until March to complete.
Two stonemasons will be on
site and will have helpers at
various times.
Meanwhile, the first
concrete pour – up to the
first floor of the reinforced
concrete walls – will also take
place this week.
Mr Chin said everything is
“on track and on budget” for
an April completion date.
The $2.8 million restoration
project has been funded
by a $1.3 million Lotteries
grant; $1.1 million grant from
charitable trust, Landmark;
PROGRESS: Repairs to Lyttelton’s Timeball Tower are picking up pace, with stonemasons
due to start work on the site tomorrow. The aim is to restore the tower which stood tall
against the harbour hills before the February 22, 2011, earthquake.
and $325,000 from Stout
Trust, Holcim Cement, Parkinson
Memorial Trust and
the Mainland Foundation,
said Mr Chin. The insurance
payout funded the demolition
costs.
Community members
have driven the campaign to
rebuild the landmark and they
would be acknowledged and
celebrated at an opening ceremony
when the Timeball was
completed. The landscaping
will eventually be restored as
much as possible to its original
state, with new information
boards on site which will display
the Timeball’s history.
It is one of only 15 left in the
world and the only one to have
undergone a post-earthquake
restoration.
When completed, the tower
will once again overlook the
harbour and township, with
Fire rages, homes at risk
the Timeball dropping at 1pm
each day.
•Hawkins Construction
and Heritage New
Zealand are sharing the
cost of a time-lapse
camera which is capturing
progress of the build every
10min from 6.30am to
5.30pm. To view progress
on the project, visit
http://lytteltontimeball.
projectstory.co.nz/
Be a change maker.
Have your say on the future
of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour.
Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu,
Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council,
and Lyttelton Port Company have been working
together to develop a catchment management plan
for the future of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour.
This plan belongs to the community and we want
you to journey with us as we turn it into a reality.
To ensure this happens, we’d like to hear what you
think about our draft plan.
The draft plan will be available for the public
to provide feedback to us from 13th November
until 4th December.
Visit www.healthyharbour.org.nz to view
the draft plan and have your say, or for more
information visit us at one of the following hubs.
Information Hubs
Wednesday 22nd November 5.30 - 7.30:
Governors Bay Community Centre,
Cresswell Avenue, Governors Bay
Thursday 23rd November 5.30 - 7.30:
Charteris Bay Yacht Club,
Marine Drive, Charteris Bay
Friday 24th November 5.30 – 7.30:
Diamond Harbour Community Hall,
Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour
healthyharbour.org.nz
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