Richard Armishaw called the council regularly, saying every time the water got worse, he would ring them again. He said he did not want to jump to conclusions without all of the information at hand. “We are in an information gathering state – once we have all that information we can share that with the residents, and the public, but I want to have a really thorough look and get a detailed report.” “It was certainly making quite a rushing sound as it rushed down the gully,” he said.īarry said the council and Wellington Water was aware of reports of leaks on the road in January and earlier – but he could not confirm the action that was taken, or whether improvements were needed to the service.

By January, the trickle was approaching a torrent. Richard and Heather Armishaw told NZME water started to flow across their property around Christmas time and initially, it was no big deal. Road access, power, water and gas were all damaged. The slip on Howard Rd on Tuesday took out a swathe of the hillside, damaging a gas line, taking out powerlines and disrupting the water supply to 165 properties. Hutt City Council said residents should continue to boil their water, and the road access was still blocked off for vehicles. “A handful of those will still not have water – but we’re talking single digits.” Hutt City’s mayor says there will be a “detailed report” into a slip that cut water to more than a hundred homes, after residents say they complained about a water leak at Christmas.Ĭampbell Barry told the Herald on Thursday morning he hoped to have water restored to all but a handful of the 165 affected properties before the afternoon. Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Podcast.Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills Podcast.

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