Transmission Gully bridge wins national award
It does not have a glamorous name but Bridge 20 has won a national honour at the annual Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) Excellence in Steel Awards, taking out the Over $3M category.
Bridge 20 is a steel box-girder bridge, built by New Zealand-based steel bridge specialist Eastbridge, to take traffic over over Cannons Creek Gully. The bridge took more than two years to build in the workshop.
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
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Moe mai rā, Nicholas.
We're sad to announce the passing of Nicholas Boyack, our Hutt Valley reporter who has long written for The Dominion Post, The Hutt News and Upper Hutt Leader.