Opportunity to provide feedback on proposed building intensification changes impacting Forrest Hill
Auckland Council Response to Zoning changes ("Plan Change 78")
The council is asking for further submissions to the proposed intensification changes.
These zoning changes will remove the need to apply for resource consent when building up to six-storey apartment buildings or multiple town-houses depending on the zoning. No parts of Forrest Hill will be zoned for single dwellings.
The council acknowledges that private covenants override council zoning, meaning that multiple dwellings per lot are prohibited from being built in the Forrest Hill covenant area. The proposed intensification changes will place an undue burden on residents, who will be left to fend off developers attempting to violate the covenant by building high-density housing or apartments.
Submissions are due 20th January. Any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest is permitted to make a submission. More details can be found on the council website.
The Forrest Hill Society will be making a submission in this process, as these intensification changes directly affect residents.
You can seek assistance for your submissions via the Council’s free “friend of a submitter" service. Details are available on the council website.
Share your most delicious (but affordable!) go-to meal...
Winter is knocking at the door and the cost of living has already made itself at home. So let's help each other out by sharing your meal ideas that don't break the bank.
Comment below with your go-to meals that are delicious and affordable.
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Fasting and Wellbeing Workshop @ Glenfield Community Centre
If you're considering fasting and want to learn how to make it work for you, this informative event is ideal, no matter your experience level.
The morning will begin with a lecture about the what, why, how, who and when of fasting, followed by a cooking demo on what types of food you should eat post-fast, and conclude with a chance to enjoy the food you've cooked together
Speaker: Bushra Ibrahim NZ registered Nutritionist & Healthy Lifestyle Coach from TANI.
And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.
The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.
The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'
Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!
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