Ngā mahi ki te Pā — Site works
During this coming week Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) plumbing works will be underway. This requires loud drilling into the base of the Murphy building, which will cause some vibrations and disruption to the building occupants and users. Other key works are listed below.
Main site construction work
Monday 4 – Friday 14 September
- Superstructure works continue.
- In the closed-in building the timber floors will be being installed at the lower levels.
- The scaffolding around the south end retaining wall is set to be removed.
Front of Murphy Annex construction work
The WWTP tanks are now in place, and can be viewed from the Murphy overbridge.
Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7 September
- Wet drilling will occur in the basement of Murphy tower, throughout the day on Wednesday and possibly part of the day on Thursday. This will cause some vibration throughout the building and periods of loud noise.
- Scaffolding will be erected around the permanent bus stop frame which arrived last week, to build the rest of the bus stop.
Friday 8 September – Friday 14 September
- You will see plumbers on site working to connect the WWTP tanks.
Ngāwhakamahuki—Progress
The installation of WWTP tanks during the previous period was a major milestone for this project. The closed loop system means that the pā will operate from the water resources available from roof capture, address all grey and black water through on-site treatment, realign how occupants value water, and help us to redefine wastewater as a precious nutrient and resource. The highly technical system represents a number of firsts for building in Aotearoa.
Kia ū ki te take o Ahumairangi—
Until you reach the base of Ahumairangi.
Ahumairangi literally means ‘originating from Rangi’ (the sky) indicating the source of water but also the reference to the ridge where the marae is currently located.