Mowing, Grading and Spraying Schedules
Planned Work
Grading
Updated 27 September 2022 for week ending 30 September 2022
| Week | North | South | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 - 04 September | Ohura
Mokau (completed)
| Ngamokai (completed) Fields Track (completed) Oruakukuru (completed) Matahiwi Track (completed) Makokomiko | |
| 05 - 11 September |
Mangakahikatea (completed) Munday (completed) Waikaka (completed) Whenuakura (completed) |
Makokomiko (completed) Piriaka Township (completed) Kirton (completed) Bell (completed) Pukehou (completed) Hohotaka (completed) Punga Punga Valley (completed) Eastward (completed) Waituhi (completed) | |
| 12 - 18 September |
Waitangata (completed) Gadsby (completed) Ohura North (completed) Waitaanga |
Meringa (completed) Waitangi (completed Piaua (completed) Roberts (completed) Mears (completed) Stewart (completed) Ngakonui Ongarue (completed) Mangakahu Valley (completed) | |
| 19 - 25 September |
Waitaanga (completed) Waitaanga North (completed) Mangakara | Waione (completed) Amos (completed) Kokomiko (completed) Ongarue Back | |
| 26 - 30 September |
Mangakara
Ohura Township Huia | Ongarue
Back
Ongarue Stream |
Mowing
Week commencing Monday 19 September:
Reach Mowing;
Berm Mowing;
Blades: Murumuru Road (entire road).
Spraying (weather dependent)
Week commencing Monday 26 September:
Mowing, Grading and Spraying Descriptions
| Description | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Arm (Reach) Mowing | Arm mowing is done to mow grass and vegetation on the roadside banks of both sealed and unsealed roads. Arm mowers are used on the roadsides of unsealed roads as they are more suited to the uneven sides than a horizontal berm mower. One round of arm mowing takes place across the District per season. |
| Verge (Berm) Mowing | Verge or berm mowing is used to mow the vegetation on the sides of sealed roads. Berm mowing is carried out on sealed roads because the roadside shoulders are fairly regular and there is a smaller risk of stones being projected away from the mower. Two rounds of berm mowing are carried out per season. |
| Saw Blades | Saw blade work is carried out to cut back overhanging branches encroaching on the road that are larger than the mowers can handle. It is carried out during winter. There is a large programme of work that is being addressed over a few years. |
| Drain and Plant Pest Spraying | Spraying is carried out twice per year to keep roadside drains free of vegetation. Contractors are allowed to use Glyphosate, Metsulfuron, Grazon and Tordon for this and for plant pest spraying. Plant pest spraying from the road edge to the road boundary (fencelines) is carried out around the District. This is to spray for plants identified by Horizons Regional Council's Plant Pest Strategy. This year we are targeting tutsan, broom, blackberry and gorse. As Council only has a limited budget for plant pest spraying, large infestations are targeted first. Council maintains a No Spray register if people wish to apply for their property frontage to not be sprayed. |
Please contact Council if you would like to advise of any locations for saw blade, mowing, plant pest or spraying work or if you would like to apply to join the No Spray Register.
