Project Update April 2024

Tararua District Council successfully requested to have the deadline extended from 30 June 2024 to 28 August 2024 due to delayed procurement processes.

Council’s negotiations with the Ministry of Health (MoH) resulted in full funding of the Dannevirke fluoridation plant with 70% of the funding already being released. Equipment has been arriving to allow for construction of the plant offsite with electrical and civil works being arranged to begin in mid-April for on site preparation work.

The construction of the Dannevirke fluoridation plant started offsite in January 2024 and is approx. 75% complete. Plant build is on schedule to be completed within the agreed timeframe with an estimated delivery planned for mid-May 2024 where it will be installed on site and commissioned.

Commissioning and handover to Council contractors is planned for late July 2024 and to be fully operational by 28 August 2024.