Major roadworks on Takaka Hill will continue into next year, but the works are not deterring visitors with tourist operators reporting a busy summer in the bay. One year on, Golden Bay Promotions Association chairwoman Cheryl Elsey said a very busy - albeit dry - summer in Golden Bay had put many businesses in a much healthier position. They're quite happy that things are back on track and there's still a great number of visitors coming to Golden Bay." BRADEN FASTIER Merv Solly of Sollys Transport in Takaka says delays of up to 30 minutes on Takaka Hill is still frustrating. In turn, this will help increase the resilience of this winding hill road in future heavy rain events."

Source: Stuff May 19, 2019 01:07 UTC