Holmes Wharf – Carrying on with Repairs

Published on 26 October 2022

Stage two of the Holmes Wharf deck replacement is underway with the end of the wharf closed while the boards are replaced, and piles are checked.

Projects and Assets Officer, Grant Rhodes said, “The wharf is loved and used by anglers, walkers, families and tourists and we look forward to bringing it back to it’s full potential in early 2023.”

With 75% of the project complete, the end of the wharf and a small area adjacent to the day berth at the beginning of the wharf, are the final steps in completing the deck replacement project. This includes repairs to a broken pile at the end of the wharf which were carried out by Banks Building last week.

Grant Rhodes said, “We were not entirely surprised to find a pile that needed to be repaired as wharves, no matter where they are, wear due to water and weather over the years. Luckily, this pile’s repair is fairly straight forward, as far as wharf repairs go.”

Part of this pile rehabilitation included a 20-tonne excavator operating to replenish rock armouring to the rock mole at the end of the wharf, adjacent to the broken pile.

The weather events in July battered Holmes Wharf and the Ōamaru Harbour and while both held up well, stones and seaweed did wash up on to Holmes Wharf. Additionally, gravel washed out from the old railway line on the wharf.

The budget for the project is $1.15m. The project is currently on budget and on schedule to complete January 2023.

New underground services are planned to be installed to the wharf next year, including power, water, sewerage, fibre and streetlighting.

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