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| The wheel on its journey to the pool. Rotary members actively supported the project with providing the materials, building the base for the wheel, funding the project, and installing it at the park. |
Te Puna Quarry Park is a community development in the environmental arts. Special features in the park include a collection of outdoor art works by local and regional artists.
This recent addition of the water wheel adds to the experience of strolling through this much loved park sometimes described as a magical place.
But more than that, what started as an idea when Rotary members were carrying out maintenance at the park, developed into an opportunity for a senior student to design and build the water wheel as part of his NCEA studies (National Certificate of Educational Achievement).
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| Otumoetai College student Craig Webber |
This has been a success story for student Craig Webber. He enjoyed the project because it was something different, and he achieved an Excellence grade for his work.Craig’s year long assignment delivered more learning than design and construction. The size of the project presented its own challenges, and he often set up in the classroom during lunchtimes to avoid losing too much of his construction time. The project has also been a lesson in managing time efficiently he said.
Based on a photograph of the Rotary Wheel, Craig completed the concept design and working drawings before building a 3D model. With this work complete, he pressed on with the preparatory work and finally the assembly of the wheel itself.
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| Club members left to right. Bryan Rosoman, Chas Kerr, Roger Mark, Norm Bruning, Campbell Des Forges, Jack Barlow. |
By Nola Ardern
