Ashburton Guardian, Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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OPUKE POOLS UNDER WAY By Susan Sandys

Susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Work is under way at Opuke Thermal Pools and Spa in Methven. This week Fulton Hogan construction workers are laying out the building pads for the project’s 240-square metre pump shed. It is the first stage in a development which has been planned for many years, as residents aim to build the town’s yearround tourism potential.

The project is set to take shape over the next year prior to opening in time for ski season 2021. Next week Harmer Earthmoving will move on site and begin excavation after already having levelled out the site and removed the top soil. Diggers will begin earthworks, ultimately to encompass an ornamental lake, building embankments and a solar farm slope. A concrete slab for the pump shed will

go down next week and Totalspan are to arrive on site to build it. Spokesman James McKenzie said the pump shed will look like a farm building, but its prominence will fade from view as the embankments and other landscape features are created. A large outdoor lake more than 700sq m2 will have both an ornamental and practical purpose, but will not be for bathing in. It will add a visual element, alongside

the mountain views framed by the embankments, while it will be practical from the perspective of providing a place to dump excess solar energy in summer and gain heat from in winter. The hot pools will be outdoors, with many coming up to the buildings and merging under the roofline. Construction will begin in earnest on the project’s main building, to house facilities such as cafes, bars, reception, spa and changing rooms, in September.

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