7 Dec 2013

Akaroa water restrictions start

9:54 am on 7 December 2013

Water restrictions are beginning in Akaroa as people start to arrive in the Banks Peninsula town for summer.

Restrictions in force from Saturday allow odd-numbered street addresses to water outdoors on odd-numbered days, and even-numbered addresses on even-numbered days.

Christchurch City Council says the growth in the town's population during summer can place strains on the stream-fed water supply.

The council says the limits may need to be increased at some point over summer, has has happened in previous years.