Open! Vital infrastructure to safely transport bulk water across Te Awa Kairangi and the Wellington Fault. Supplies Porirua and North-West Wellington cities. Future-proofed to carry the waste water main, and multi-purpose as safe active mode crossing between river trails. #AoNZPol #nzpol

How flowy was Te Awa Kairangi on the weekend? Big but less than annual average. Flood defences are designed to cope with x5 the flow, which I hope doesn’t happen in my lifetime (but it could)!

While we’re all running around campaigning, the real work of governing the region continues. This Thursday we make some very important multi-million-dollar decisions on the next round of bus contracts. It’s commercially-sensitive, so I can’t share more than the published agenda.

Caption ideas? "Rare red-crowned kākāriki sighted in Naenae"

Or maybe it's my favourtie childhood fawn, Tumnus!