Low-tech solution
Sometimes a low-tech tool is the answer.
A blocked stormwater pipe in Titahi Bay led to a CCTV investigation, which identified a blockage about 7 meters from the manhole cover. A water jetter was winched through the pipe and cleared out cans, bottles, Lego blocks and other bits of plastic, but a tangle of roots seen on the screen wouldn’t budge.
Here we have Servicepersons Grayson (at the back holding the handle) and Tito using a corkscrew extended to 7 meters to clear roots out of the pipe.
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Wellington’s weird and wonderful trivia from 2025
📰 The Post has rounded up some of Wellington’s weird and wonderful trivia from 2025 – from the most popular dog names to the books you couldn’t put down at local libraries.
✨ Our question for you: In a year that’s felt a bit taxing, what weird, wonderful, or just plain fun things have brightened your 2025?
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