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New $2.3 million fit-for-purpose fire station for Taihape

Laurel Stowell
By Laurel Stowell
Reporter·Whanganui Chronicle·
18 Jan, 2022 12:00 AM2 mins to read

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The new Taihape fire station is being built in Kuku St on the site of the previous fire station. Photo / Supplied

The new Taihape fire station is being built in Kuku St on the site of the previous fire station. Photo / Supplied

A new $2.3 million fire station is being built for Taihape's volunteer fire brigade.

"We are really excited to be moving into a brand new fit-for-purpose building," Taihape chief fire officer Allan Troon said.

Work by W & W Construction started about six months ago and was expected to be finished in April, Fire and Emergency New Zealand acting district manager Aaron Summerhays said.

The fire station was a modern, fit-for-purpose one and reflected the needs of the volunteers at Taihape, Summerhays said.

It will provide them with better facilities to support their responses, and includes a double appliance bay, training room, transitional post-incident and gender-neutral showering facilities as well as a locker bay for up to 30 volunteers.

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The new building is on the site of the previous fire station in Kuku St. The old building was demolished and in the meantime the brigade is working from a temporary site in the same street.

Funding for the build came from the Government's Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund. It will rebuild or upgrade 26 New Zealand fire stations earlier than anticipated.

The Taihape volunteer brigade was 22-strong, Troon said.

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"We would definitely like to increase that to 26. We're hoping the new station will attract a few."

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