TNIS cross-country champs storm home

On the burst... Left: Antoine Obbee, the Year 8 Boys winner in last week’s Takapuna Normal Intermediate School cross-country, maintains his lead over second-placegetter Cameron Gordon. Kouta Asano was third. Right: Year 8 Girls winner Elizabeth Plaistowe, who finished ahead of Reinna Yamazaki in second and Sua Lim in third. The Year 7 Boys race was won by Liam Crooks, with Lucas Bryant second and Josh Guy third; Jess Palmer won the Year 7 Girls race, with Lola Verran second and McKenzie Te Awa third.

Pipes under Auckland Harbour Bridge receive TLC from Watercare

Watercare, in collaboration with Pipeline and Civil, is undertaking a significant repair project worth $1.2 million to ensure the reliability and safety of the water pipes located beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge. These pipes play a crucial role in supplying clean drinking water to approximately 180,000 residents on the North Shore.

Named North Shore Pipeline 1 and North Shore Pipeline 2, these twin pipelines are identical in various aspects. With a youthful age of 60 years, they share the same dimensions, stretching just over two kilometres in length and slightly over half a meter in width. Their purpose is to deliver fresh drinking water from large reservoirs on the city side of the bridge to several southern suburbs of the North Shore, including Devonport, Takapuna, Glenfield, Wairau Valley, Birkenhead, and Northcote.

Thavarajah Veluppillai, the project manager at Watercare, explains that the repair work aims to replace roller supports, bearing plates, and address corroded sections of the pipelines. This maintenance project, scheduled to be completed in July, has been timed during a period of lower network demand to minimise disruptions. The roller supports and bearing plates are essential for protecting the lifespan of the pipelines, facilitating smooth expansion and contraction with changing temperatures between seasons.

Veluppillai emphasises the critical importance of these pipelines, highlighting that a malfunction could leave a significant portion of the lower North Shore without water. To mitigate the risk, a gradual approach will be adopted, with one pipeline being shut down at a time to allow the team to focus on crucial repairs while the other pipeline remains operational.

Watercare also will proactively replenish the reservoirs serving the North Shore before each planned shutdown, ensuring uninterrupted access to safe and reliable drinking water for residents and businesses. The repairs will be carried out from the suspended walkway beneath the bridge, ensuring minimal disruption to traffic on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Watercare’s dedicated team will work tirelessly, around the clock from Monday to Friday, to complete this critical maintenance project within three months. By enhancing the resilience of the network through these repairs, Watercare aims to safeguard the water supply and ensure the well-being of the communities relying on the North Shore pipelines.

For most students, the annual event was more about participation, with plenty of encouragement from fellow students and teachers. Left: Jakob Brown leads William Yang. Right: Sarah Patel.

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