Chorus
There is concern in our neighborhoods about fibre and the copper lines,
The concern is real as chorus owns both yet is fading out the copperline Christmas Rd Manurewa had fibre laid down in October the crew that laid it just happen to break the water mains under most driveways they were working on. Christmas Rd is reported to be one of the most troubling roads in Manurewa for net and phone call outs properties have reported not to even have a working phone line due to the techs from chorus messing them about. Chorus was contacted many times via Telecom and and Vodafone about these issues the end result of a tech coming out and messing up someone elses phone and net to fix temporarily an issue, The company Chorus must hire really stupid people to work for em as the issues are getting greater everyday. While this is happening the service providers such as Telecom and Vodafone are getting bombarded with negative fallback on this matter while Chorus sits back and continues to mess it all up. Folk i warn you if this is happening to you and your street complain to the Commerce Commission and give all the evidence you can including taking video of chorus techs messing about. It is about time Chorus was held accountable for their incompetence. also if your phone line is messed up and your a medical in need of phone and internet then the company Chorus can be sued on emotional grounds. Dont let these Pirates get away from their responsibility to supply quality service in our telecommunication lines.
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Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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84% Same!
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16% Would have liked to try something different
By-election for Otara-Papatoetoe area
Just to let everyone know that we have another by-election happening, and here is the reason why. Below are details and dates, so keep an eye on your letter boxes.
The Manukau Court’s Ruling
The Manukau District Court determined that the Papatoetoe subdivision result of the Ōtara–Papatoetoe Local Board election was invalid, ruling that the outcome had been “materially affected” by voting irregularities. Judge Richard McIlraith found that the scale and nature of the irregularities met the legal threshold required to void an election under New Zealand’s local electoral laws.
In his decision, Judge McIlraith stated that the evidence presented — including reports of stolen voting papers, fraudulent use of ballots, and other procedural irregularities — was sufficient to conclude that the integrity of the election had been compromised. The court noted that at least 79 voting papers were identified as having been cast without the rightful voter’s knowledge during a judicially supervised examination of ballot boxes.
While the judge acknowledged that the election had been administered “properly and in accordance with all requirements” by Independent Election Services and the electoral officer, he concluded that the fraudulent activity originated outside the official process and nonetheless impacted the final result to a degree that required the election to be voided.
As a result of the ruling, the court ordered that a new election must be held, with Auckland Council confirming that the fresh poll must be completed by 9 April 2026
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