This is your first look at the Level 1 concourse!
Watch: Level 1 concourse starts to take shape
Our latest monthly construction update video shows how Te Kaha's first-floor concourse is taking shape as the 'double tees' are topped with concrete and buffed smooth.
Progress on the installation of the southern stand rakers that will hold the seating is also nearing completion, while roadworks are also underway on Madras and Barbadoes Streets to establish service connections to the site.
Latest drone images
These drone images were shot late last week, and give a great overview of the work that's taken place across the site over the past month. Above is a view from the southwest corner, looking into the field of play, showing how the Level 1 concourse is developing.
The white steel rakers for the tiered seating in the southern stand are almost all in place. Click the button below to check out more photos of Te Kaha taking shape.
Faces of Te Kaha:
Courtaney Carpenter
Position:
Approvals and sustainability coordinator for BESIX Watpac.
Day to day: I do a bit of everything. I package all the consent applications and submit them, and compile the sustainability metrics that we report on monthly and quarterly, working with Upstream New Zealand. I also deal with the client, our sub-contractors and consultants, communicate with them and make sure their paperwork is accurate for our submissions. Once the consent applications drop off, I’ll move to closing out the consents, the code of compliance and closing the loop.
I’ve been working on the project for two years, through the design phase and into construction.
Best part of my job: I love the challenge and variety that commercial construction provides, and interacting with a whole range of people involved in the project. There’s definitely a buzz working on such an important project. I live in Selwyn, so we’ve been waiting for a replacement to Lancaster Park stadium for ages. Being part of this last milestone project to be built after the earthquakes is a cool experience.
Past projects: I’m the first New Zealand employee for BESIX Watpac, but before this I worked at Fletchers for 10 years, including on their last vertical commercial project in the South Island, the Greymouth Hospital. I relocated and lived there for a few years and worked on the project admin side of things, document control and closing out consents. Before that I worked on the Atlas Quarter apartments and the earthquake recovery for Fletchers.
Outside of work: I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I live on a lifestyle block with miniature horses out in Leeston, so there’s plenty of outdoor activities to keep me entertained and busy on the weekends.
Weekly site progress photos
If you want to regularly keep track of how the construction of Te Kaha is progressing, we publish weekly site overview images on the News and Announcements page of our website.
There's also a library of all weekly photos in the dropdown menu at the bottom of the page.
What to expect over the coming months
The next six months of the Te Kaha project will see work continue on the superstructure bowl.
Because of the huge size of the project, the different stages will overlap to streamline the process. That means as one phase of work progresses across the site (working from south to north), the next phase will follow closely behind it.
Q4 2023 –Work is now focused on completing the forming of the ground walls and pillars, and installing superstructure steel. Contractors will begin installing steel columns and seating tiers in the western stand later in the quarter. Superstructure work on the arena bowl will continue for the remainder of the year.
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