Erin MorganThe option to realign a damaged road in Wanaka has been given the go-ahead despite an 11th-hour request from a Hunter Valley Station company director to repair the existing road. Council maintenance and operations manager Erin Moogan said the way forward was complicated — some sections were owned and maintained by council, but others were not. The council maintained the road up to the homestead, but the damaged section was in an area that had not been historically maintained by council. Mr Greenwood said Mr Todd stated the only acceptable position was to repair the damaged road. Ms Moogan said she thought there was a ‘‘desire from the station not to have public access through the station’’.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2020 15:22 UTC