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[57]National 'Really big condom' needed to seal leaks in Australasia’s last bottlehouse Rachael Kelly18:05, Oct 07 2021 * * * * * Waikaia's bottlehouse has sprung a leak. Switzer's Museum chairwoman Mairi Dickson said the structure, made of steel and 18,000 bottles, will be refurbished so it can be re-opened to the public. Rachael Kelly/Stuff Waikaia's bottlehouse has sprung a leak. Switzer's Museum chairwoman Mairi Dickson said the structure, made of steel and 18,000 bottles, will be refurbished so it can be re-opened to the public. “What we actually need is a really big condom.’’ Australasia’s last remaining bottle house has sprung a leak, and those entrusted with its care are looking for a way to seal the structure, which is made of 18,000 bottles, so it can re-open to the public. The 30-year-old ‘big bottle’ sits alongside the new [58]Switzers Museum in the tiny northern Southland town of Waikaia. But the roof is leaking, and museum committee chairwoman Mairi Dickson said a refurbishment of the bottle may need to include some kind of way to seal the building, while still allowing visitors to see it, and still climb up the stairwell inside to the top. READ MORE: * [59]Southland District Council considers mountain bike trails near Waikaia * [60]Waikaia woman awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to Waikaia * [61]Celebrating true grit in Waikaia * [62]Doors open at Waikaia's new $1.7m museum “A huge condom, that’s what we need,’’ she joked. “There must be some kind of product out there we could use to seal the bottles and the mortar holding them together, but if there is, we haven’t found one,’’ she said. The Switzers Museum committee uplifted $10,000 in funding to refurbish the bottlehouse at an Ardlussa Community Board meeting on Tuesday. Waikaia's bottle house has sprung a leak. Switzer's Museum chairwoman Mairi Dickson said the structure, made of steel and 18,000 bottles, will be refurbished so it can be re-opened to the public. Rachael Kelly/Stuff Waikaia's bottle house has sprung a leak. Switzer's Museum chairwoman Mairi Dickson said the structure, made of steel and 18,000 bottles, will be refurbished so it can be re-opened to the public. The rain was leaking in through the roof and running down the steel structure, where it was slowly rotting part of the floor. “We’re hoping to get a very dry summer to dry it out, because last year there wasn’t a week when we didn’t have some rain. We’ll start on redevelopment when it’s dry enough to get some scaffolding up and find the leak.’’ Carpet would be replaced, the outside would be cleaned and new display cases would be put inside, in keeping with the museum next door. The bottle house had been closed since the old Coronation Hall, which housed the town’s former museum, was [63]demolished in 2015. Robyn Edie/Stuff The Waikaia community had raised $1.7 million over thirty years to rebuild their Switzers Museum, Mairi Dickson takes us on a tour before the official opening. The Switzers Museum committee fundraised $1.7m and opened the new museum in December 2018. The bottle was built about 30 years ago, after some Waikaia locals visited one in Tewantin, Australia, and decided to build one at home as a tourist attraction. “It doesn’t have any significant meaning to Waikaia, but the bottle house really is quite a tourist attraction and a lot of people come here to see it, so it will be great to get it open again.’’ Dickson said. * * * * * most popular * [64]The parent tax: How child support is scooped up by the state * [65]Covid-19: New 'traffic light' system of restrictions could replace alert levels * [66]'No-one deserves that': Linfox worker shocked over manager's racist message * [67]Covid-19: Here's why some people get the unusual 'Covid toe' symptom * [68]Covid-19: The most detailed look yet at where vaccination rates are lagging * [69]Covid-19: Carpenter facing deportation over food vouchers pleads for second chance * [70]Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: October 8, 2021 * [71]Auckland politician quits before conduct hearing, says local government is broken * [72]Covid-19: Northlanders 'on tenterhooks' after Whangārei case confirmed * [73]Their secret interracial romance ended painfully. 42 years later, they finally reunited- and now live together [74]Neighbourly[75]Travel Bookings[76]Play Stuff[77]Stuff Coupons[78]Death Notices[79]Stuff Events[80]Advertising[81]Careers[82]Privacy Policy[83]Cookies Policy[84]Terms & Conditions[85]Editorial Code[86]Contact Us Breaking news? 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