The New Brighton Clock Tower. Photo: Newsline / CCCThe New Brighton Clock Tower restoration has been finished and the clock has started telling the time again. The heritage clock tower in front of the New Brighton Library was damaged by the earthquakes and decades of exposure to the seaside environment. "This will be monitored and some fine tuning might be necessary.”Cook Brothers Construction also has the job of restoring the landmark Scarborough Clock Tower, which is expected to be fully operational by Friday, July 17. It suffered structural damage in the quakes and its clock faces and mechanism had to be removed and restored.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2020 22:41 UTC