It appears structural work has started on a building Waimate’s High St, about 12 months after a car ploughed through it. A car which crashed into a Waimate building and was lodged there for almost 12 months has been removed and it appears structural work has begun at the site. It is not known when the car was removed, but a photograph sent to Stuff on Friday showed it had been removed by then. READ MORE:* Crashed car remains in building after almost six monthsFollowing the crash, the Waimate District Council issued a dangerous building notice and erected safety fencing before receiving and processing a building consent application for remedial work to be undertaken. On Monday, Stuff asked Waimate District Council chief executive Stuart Duncan for an update on the building.

Source: Stuff July 27, 2020 04:55 UTC