Scrap over donation of block of native land in Wainuiomata
A bid to protect a large tract of native bush near Wainuiomata with a fence has the landowners feeling frustrated.
David and Pauline Innes spent more than $140,000 on a 2.7 kilometre fence around their 38-hectare block in In Moores Valley Rd, which was completed just before lockdown. The fence is designed to keep out deer, goats and pigs.
The Wainuiomata block is in the final stages of being accepted into the protection of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust.
The couple believed a verbal agreement with the Department of Conservation to construct part of the fence along a shared boundary had been reached. The couple’s son, Craig, said his parents felt blindsided by an accusation by the department that the fence was illegal after invoicing it $21,452 for its share in April.
In a letter dated August 13, DOC stated no agreement had been reached and the requisite consents from the Greater Wellington Regional and Hutt City councils had not been obtained.
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Hi Neighbors, Just a heads up, I have just received a $170 fine for driving at 50km on Rata Street Naenae on a SUNDAY Morning. I wrote to NZTA pointing out and sending in a photo of sign stating that it was 30km on school days between those hours, but they said that the whole of Rata Street and some surrounding streets are 30km 24/7 and have been for over a year. Did I miss this been advised by council? Always good to be informed. Merry Christmas to all
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Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
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