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Sorry to hear that, Nemo I blame Orr for the recession but keep in mind the great quote from some…

Just attended this event along with 50 or more others. With the exception of one rather ramshackle session near the…

I’ve been adaptively re-using this website…. its been going for years !

Well, I’ll certainly be there…

But not if I am going to be the only one there….

Anyone going ? I’m keen ! See you there ?

Oh give us a break !!! https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360974054/two-waves-wild-weather-nz-set-rain-wind-and-rough-weekend I’ve had enough of this shit !

Yay for managerialist micro-management. /S

Oh please!! Who are they trying to kid? “relocating native skinks, inflation, moving fibre ducts and upgrading wastewater infrastructure” more…

From the article in The Post: “With enough room for three Olympic swimming pools of wastewater, the tank between State…

Oh no – that IS depressing. I thought it had tripled in budget from $10 mill to $30 mill, not…

$30 million .., hah …as typical with many council projects it’s it’s blown out to $99 million … . https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360960761/cost-porirua-wastewater-tank-blows-out-99-million

The volume of rain hitting Wellington the other day would have filled an Olympic-sized pool (approx 2,500,000lt) in nothing flat.…

I think that Yes, it is all for sewerage ie “waste water” but in Wellington it is still often contaminated…

But very expensive… Porirua has just built one at a cost of about $30 million…

Excellent suggestion – made even more impossible in the case i speak of, as her house was one of three…

Aren’t those for wastewater? https://eyeofthefish.org/building-on-top-of-a-sewer-tank/ https://www.wellingtonwater.co.nz/projects/taranaki-street-pump-station

So from that, I take it that in almost all cases the course of action would be demolish and re-build…

Perhaps we should re-name Island Bay Parade to Great Southern Wadi. ? Might be more honest? One other option, which…

Aaaah, bless you 60. Thank you for your uplifting words, and as always, a good story. Yeah, I’ve had a…