Update May 2024
Work on the upgrade of Golden Bay’s Port Tarakohe is progressing well.
The more than $12 million dollar project has been made possible through a $6 million loan from Kanoa, the provincial development investment group within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which is on top of the $6.7 million we have identified to invest in the 2024/2025 year.
A new fuel bowser has been moved to a new site at the end of the floating wharf making it easier and more convenient for vessels to refuel.
The new large berths are getting their finishing touches and the inner breakwater to offer increased wave protection has been completed.
Work on a new sheet pile wharf on the northeastern arm is underway and design work for new offices and an ablution block is being done.
Meanwhile, the long-term vision for the port is being developed with iwi, key stakeholders, recreational users, and the community to produce the Port Tarakohe Structure Plan.
Drafting of the plan is being done ahead of community engagement before the year’s end.
For more information on the Structure Plan, visit shape.tasman.govt.nz/port-tarakohe-structure-plan.
Port Tarakohe upgrade work started July 2023
This project comprises of three stages:
Stage One: Breakwater extension
This includes a breakwater extension of about 20m, ending in a sheet piled wall. The existing breakwater of about 125m length will also be widened. These works include supplying new materials and reusing some of the existing ones. Since the breakwater and surrounding areas are Little Penguins Habitat, a major aspect of this Separable Portion is the compliance with the Penguin Management Plan. The successful Contractor will work closely with the Penguin Experts and Department of Conservation to ensure the safety of penguins during the works.
Stage Two: Fendering Upgrade
This work is to remove the existing worn-out fendering system on the concrete wharf and replace with a new sleeker design. This work will have to be completed at low tide and in good weather. The project involves removing some 60 piles; supply and installation of about 90 piles and new materials, and reuse of some of the existing materials where needed. The works will be completed in a way that allows 1/3 of the wharf to be always operational.
Stage Three: New Pontoons adjacent to new breakwater extension
New pontoon berths and new piles will be installed. These include removal of existing piles and plastic pontoons, driving several new piles, installation of concrete pontoons and an end wave barrier, and service pillars’ installation. The Contractor shall provide access to existing berths’ users during the duration of works.
Project completed September 2023
A new and improved motorhome and caravan waste dump site has been built in Golden Bay and is now operational thanks to help from the Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund.
The car park layout and traffic congestion at the old dump station next to the Tākaka Information Centre made it difficult for larger mobile homes and caravans to access.
A facility like a dump station needs to be able to provide unlimited access for caravans and mobile homes without the need for unnecessary manoeuvres.
The Tourism Infrastructure Fund has contributed $107,000 toward the $180,000 cost of construction and the first year’s operation.
Fonterra has been very generous with this project providing us a long-term lease on the site on Motupipi Street next to the existing wastewater pumping station.
This meant we could build the new dump station and provide added wastewater storage for the pumping station.
The new bigger dump station has twin lanes, twin disposal units and potable water in compliance with the new drinking water standards for campervans and caravans.
In the meantime, we will also keep the old Information Centre site operational until people get used to using the new one.
Update March 2024
The Takaka Annex Internal refurbishment project is underway soon, and it will become a new Hydrology Satellite office for operations in Golden Bay. We also received approval to undertake an internal upgrade to set up the building with office with storage spaces and a lab area with an accessible toilet. We look to complete this June 2024.
Takaka Annex Building
