Mair Street to Rurumoki Street new stormwater pipeline

Project typeImprovement work
Project value$1.6 million excluding GST
Project scheduleAugust 2025 to November 2025
Contractor nameFulton Hogan

A map showing Mair Street, Hatea Drive and Rurumoki Street.

This project aims to reduce flooding on Mair Street and neighbouring private properties.

A new concrete stormwater line will be installed from Mair Street, along Hatea Drive and down the north side of Rurumoki Street.

This will be a larger pipeline (between 750mm and 875mm internal diameter), which will increase the capacity of the network to convey stormwater. New catchpits at Mair Street will also be installed.

While work is carried out on Rurumoki Street, we will take the opportunity to renew the watermain. The existing watermain on the north side was installed in 1939 and requires replacement.

We expect the completion of this project will prevent surface flooding during regular rain events (any events smaller than a five-year reoccurring rain event), but surface flooding of the roads is still expected during large rain events, as the stormwater network is designed with capacity for one-in-five-year events.

Roads play a key role in stormwater systems, conveying stormwater runoff to catchpits.

Construction and traffic management

Throughout this project there will be varying levels of traffic management, dependent on the activities being carried out. Please look out for changes to the traffic layout and reduce your speed.

Work will begin Wednesday 13 August 2025 and will run through until early November 2025. Some initial investigation works will be carried out from 13 August on all three streets.

Hatea Drive

There will be construction on Hatea Drive from 8 September for approximately three weeks. During this time, the northbound lane will be closed with a detour via Mill Road as per the map below.

Map showing Hatea Drive detour via Mill Road.

Rurumoki Street and Mair Park carpark

Rurumoki Street will be under ‘residents only’ access from Thursday 21 August until approximately 15 September 2025.

During this time, the Mair Park carpark will be closed, but access will remain available to pedestrians only. Please park on an alternate side street and walk to the entrance, use the Vale Road entrance, or enter the Hatea River track from AH Reed Memorial Park on Whareora Road.

Map showing alternative vehicle access to Mair Park.