Fencing fund
Federated Farmers have updated the bank account number to receive financial flood recovery donations following Cyclone Gabrielle. Account: 06-0613-0045236-00; Particulars: WAI; Code: Your name; Reference: FENCE DONTN. Mike Butterick: 027 357 7945, Katie Wyeth: 027 818 1002.
Serious assault
Police confirm inquiries are ongoing into a serious assault in Featherston. Police issued a statement last week requesting information about the assault, which left a man in hospital. A member of the public found the injured man on their driveway on Fitzherbert St on February 15 at 3am. The victim’s vehicle, a blue Toyota Caldina station wagon, was found burnt out in Gladstone at about the same time. Police confirmed yesterday that officers were continuing to make inquiries and the victim was making good progress with his treatment. – Anyone with information can contact police on 105 quoting file number: 230215/5357
Leaks fixed
Wellington Water has advised of 15 leak fixes this week in South Wairarapa, and nine repairs last week. Wellington Water said region-wide water metres had identified Featherston and Greytown as high water loss areas, while Martinborough was considered medium loss. Wellington Water said many leaks were caused by old pipes and outdated infrastructure. Wellington Water said there were 238 leaks fixed in the Wellington region this week, including South Wairarapa, Upper Hutt, and Porirua.
District update
Masterton District Council said it was closely monitoring the weather in the coming days. “We’re very aware of the upcoming forecast bad weather and the potential this has to prolong our current repair efforts, exacerbate current slips and drop-outs, or create new problems in our already saturated areas.” The council said it would respond where urgent needs arose and encouraged residents to use official channels to communicate issues such as flooding on roads, slips, drinking water, or wastewater problems on 06 370 6300 or 06 378 7752 [AH]. The council also said it would review the state of the Masterton-Castlepoint Rd today. The road has been closed between 8am-4pm since Tuesday, only opening to traffic between noon and 1pm.
