PHOTO: SUPPLIEDA construction company owner has apologised "deeply" after an open manhole at a Dunedin subdivision site trapped two cats, killing one. She was able to save hers, but ours was just trapped and drowned because it was full of water. Blackhouse Properties Ltd director Dan Weir said he and his team sent their condolences to the cat's owners. He believed the cat entered a drain pipe in a manhole it recently installed as part of a subdivision development stormwater upgrade. Dunedin City Council building solutions manager Paul Henderson said its main issue was the entrance to the subdivision site in Fern Rd was unfenced and could be a hazard for children.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2019 15:45 UTC