Bumps Removed

 The bumps have gone from the boardwalk and below, this screw based metal pile is what will hold everything in place.

This company produced the  screw in piles that will hold down the boardwalk.

The Pauanui Boardwalk is back to it's original condition and should be firmly secured before Chrsitmas.

Teams from the Pauanui Trail volunteer group along with Coastal Walkway volunteers from Tairua have worked tirelessly to bring the boardwalk to a  level position.

King tides  some months ago floated the boardwalk pulling piles from their muddy foundations, making the boardwalk almost unusable.

Meetings between interest parties formulated a plan to resecure the structure using a  screw in metal pile which remains fast because of its screw base.

"We were lucky to discover these piles," Trail Boss Gary Fowler said. "They came from Blade Pile New Zealand  and we got them at a very good price."

Storm Contracting  levelled the structure  using a "thumping " tool mounted on a digger.  The digger was atop a barge. The same equipment was used to screw in the blade piles.

Mr Fowler said the next step is to connect the blade piles to the boardwalk structure using stainless steel cable.