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Hi there, anyone who wants to build a fence or deck? We can build a pergola for you as well. We are happy to provide a free quote. Please text me(Wynn Outdoor Living LTD). 0226739038
Dont forget Monday is Great Thread Sew Day in Glenfield at our KCFT Office - 15 Chartwell Ave Glenfield
10am onwards.....pop along and `` do your thing `` Boomerang Bags made in Kaipatiki, make and mend.......design to sew.....do your own sewing....whatever and anything is possible. … View moreDont forget Monday is Great Thread Sew Day in Glenfield at our KCFT Office - 15 Chartwell Ave Glenfield
10am onwards.....pop along and `` do your thing `` Boomerang Bags made in Kaipatiki, make and mend.......design to sew.....do your own sewing....whatever and anything is possible. Everyone is welcome to join the threads of our community fabric together.....
Hi Neighbours, less than three months from October's local body elections, a wave of 20-something candidates around the country are helping each other in an unprecedented effort to have their generation at the decision making tables. If you weren't thinking of voting, will they inspire … View moreHi Neighbours, less than three months from October's local body elections, a wave of 20-something candidates around the country are helping each other in an unprecedented effort to have their generation at the decision making tables. If you weren't thinking of voting, will they inspire you? Read the story below.
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After 20 years of teaching adult actors we’re excited to offer our boutique, tailored training experience to teens! Work exclusively with industry professionals; actors, directors and master teachers. Learn Acting for screen, stunts and combat, stage presence, US accent and Inprov. Enrol your … View moreAfter 20 years of teaching adult actors we’re excited to offer our boutique, tailored training experience to teens! Work exclusively with industry professionals; actors, directors and master teachers. Learn Acting for screen, stunts and combat, stage presence, US accent and Inprov. Enrol your teen for term 3 today.
An artist plans to spend the next three decades painting thousands of historic New Zealand buildings…
The topic at last night’s ‘Auckland Conversations’ (a series of meetings run by the Auckland City Council to engage citizens on its future plans ) was the future density of the city and its sustainable suture. Several people raised their concern at the way the City Council is persisting in … View moreThe topic at last night’s ‘Auckland Conversations’ (a series of meetings run by the Auckland City Council to engage citizens on its future plans ) was the future density of the city and its sustainable suture. Several people raised their concern at the way the City Council is persisting in selling off pocket parks.
With intensification now happening, home gardens will be but a memory for most in the foreseeable future. So we cannot afford to lose any of these public green spaces. In fact we will need more of them throughout Auckland if we value a healthy city where families can connect and play.
In reply to questions, Councillor Penny Hulst said the money gained from sales of pocket parks in one area will be used to establish green spaces in other parts of Auckland which have less of them i.e. robbing Peter to pay Paul. If this was not done rates would have to go up very substantially which would not be popular.
However, developers of subdivisons at present have to contribute several thousands of dollars per unit as a reserve contribution. Surely this money can and should be used to buy new pocket parks, especially in parts of the city where there are few of them and where housing density will be highest.
Lyn Potter
Takapuna
Hi, is there anyone that has some of these plants that they are wanting removed from their garden or would like to sell. I am interested in any variety. Contact me Anna on 021 214 2615.
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Kaipatiki Winter Fun Programme 10am MONDAY
Monday....wots up here.... Northcote Citizens Centre - Inter generational Playdate, for our Senior group to meet and greet our preschool group, sharing the art of play together through the ages.
Drivers on Auckland's northern motorway should expect significant delays following a crash. The cra…
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Hi neighbours,
We are looking for someone to help us with the weekend jobs of vacuuming, cleaning the bathrooms and windows and laundry! Will need this person to come every sunday or every second sunday! Would appreciate any reliable leads please.
Thank you.
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The popular staircase with large viewing platform, connecting J.F. Kennedy Park with Castor Bay’s beach, has been closed to the public since April 2017. They were severely damaged by a slip during cyclone Debbie which left the structure severely damaged… View morePlease sign the petition: www.change.org...
The popular staircase with large viewing platform, connecting J.F. Kennedy Park with Castor Bay’s beach, has been closed to the public since April 2017. They were severely damaged by a slip during cyclone Debbie which left the structure severely damaged and closed to the public. Work to repair and reopen the Kennedy Park staircase at North Shore's Castor Bay was set to start in early March 2019 according to Auckland Council website!
Local Board Chair George Wood said in 2017 that the end is in sight for locals who have been waiting patiently for staircase access to the beach to reopen but nothing seems to happen. “It’s not always obvious why things take as long as they do"...
Following the damage, Auckland Council's community facilities branch asked Riley's Consultants to do a preliminary geotechnical inspection on the site. "Riley's Consultants concluded that the depth of the failure of the slip is relatively shallow, at less than one metre." The consultants recommended a structural inspection and this was undertaken in August 2017. The report found the stairs had been "severely damaged" but the foundations were in good condition. To replace the staircase would cost approximately $471,000, including physical works, design, consent and project management.
In a post on Facebook, the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board said it had received a report into the stairs but was waiting on a geotechnical report into future slip risks and slope stabilisation requirements before approving repair works. "This report will better inform us of the real cost of reinstatement, as well as how safe it will be and how resistant the works will be to future storm events." The board expected the report in the first few months of 2018 and hoped to approve the works in autumn 2018. From there, the job should have been "tendered and approved by the end of spring 2018, and work start and conclude during the 2018/19 summer season."
Chairman Grant Gillon said it was positive the work had been added to the list and was now in the system. John Crews, the chairman of the World War II Preservation Society in the park, said the absence of stairs had roughly halved the number of park users. "People know they can't go down the beach to walk, You've also got the 'keep-fit people', and there's a lot of them," Crews said. "Before the stairs washed out, from 7am till it was getting dark you've got the keep fit people, you've got dog walkers."
Call Auckland Council to act now and fix the Stairs of Doom for the benefit of the public!
Text or call 021939640 to collect. Lake road, just past Takapuna Grammar School.
Buyer to collect all please. Pickup Lake Rd, opp Takapuna Grammar. 17 glasses total. Call 021939640. Thanks.
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