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Hi neighbours - Auckland International Airport has been criticised by an Australasian airline lobby group for offering a suboptimal experience at a high cost to travellers.
Air New Zealand says when its customers get to Auckland Airport their experience there is well below standard.
… View moreHi neighbours - Auckland International Airport has been criticised by an Australasian airline lobby group for offering a suboptimal experience at a high cost to travellers.
Air New Zealand says when its customers get to Auckland Airport their experience there is well below standard.
What's your experience at Auckland airport? Do you think travellers are getting a 'raw deal' at a high cost?
Is there any place in Auckland more likely to make people angry than Quay St? In the last few weeks I've been shouted at by four different people about it. The roadworks are interminable. No one gets told anything. They're just digging holes and filling them in again. Who asked for this … View moreIs there any place in Auckland more likely to make people angry than Quay St? In the last few weeks I've been shouted at by four different people about it. The roadworks are interminable. No one gets told anything. They're just digging holes and filling them in again. Who asked for this anyway? Mostly, it comes down to one thing: why does it now take so long to drive across town? I went down to ask Auckland Transport (AT) about all this, and we did a walk around. The construction work on Quay St itself is an AT project, but the big Commercial Bay retail/office development, a private venture, is also highly disruptive. Ports of Auckland (POAL) is building a new multideck "car-handling facility" at the head of Bledisloe Wharf and the Auckland Design Office, a council agency, has a hand in things too. New hotels and other high-rise buildings are under construction, and the CRL is massively disruptive all down Albert St and especially at the intersection with Customs St. It's a problem, for sure. But it's a good problem. Auckland is booming: growing the economy, fixing infrastructure problems, making itself a better city. And it's not just Auckland. This is the condition of living in any thriving city now: road cones are with us always. Quay St was reduced to two lanes just after Christmas. It was done with a non-notifiable consent, which angered some of the affected parties. But it's hard to blame AT, if you ask me. They needed to get moving, because the America's Cup in early 2021 imposes a real deadline on all construction in the area, the seawall work needed to be done anyway, and any other approach would have caused extensive delays. That's what happens with the city's development projects. Some companies and groups of individuals have genuine fears for their own livelihood or wellbeing, and they lodge objections. That's good. It's what should happen. But others get in on the act too. Some of them simply want to stuff up the work. Others are after leverage: they want something out of it. Perhaps a payoff so they go away. Perhaps a special thing built for them as part of the project. If they're a developer, perhaps they want council support for their own project somewhere else, in return for withdrawing their objection to this one. It's a failure of vision, of courage, of leadership. And the crowds for the America's Cup are coming.
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Hi Neighbours, Have you wondered what John Tamihere's mayoral running mate Christine Fletcher made of big policy announcements he released in her absence. A rates freeze, scrapping Light Rail through the isthmus. She backs them all. Do you think she should ? Read the article below.
(Please … View moreHi Neighbours, Have you wondered what John Tamihere's mayoral running mate Christine Fletcher made of big policy announcements he released in her absence. A rates freeze, scrapping Light Rail through the isthmus. She backs them all. Do you think she should ? Read the article below.
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Today, a dodgy-looking male came out at me from between other parked cars around me, and said, "Scuse me, miss," and I said, "No." and carried on walking fast to the shop entrance, as I felt scared. AND YES, I told Pak N Save staff, and they told security. The beggars keep on … View moreToday, a dodgy-looking male came out at me from between other parked cars around me, and said, "Scuse me, miss," and I said, "No." and carried on walking fast to the shop entrance, as I felt scared. AND YES, I told Pak N Save staff, and they told security. The beggars keep on coming back, they told me. They've been doing this begging for a while now. Twice before, a woman (not scary-looking, but still dodgy) has done the same thing as the man today, with a clever backstory ("My son needs a cake for his birthday"), and the first time I fell for it, gave her $2, but the next day she was back doing the same thing, so when she asked me next time, I told her NO, this is NOT A BEGGING PLACE, and carried on walking. And then today, this man did what I described above. My customer said "Funny that," and said that he'd seen a Polynesian man with a small backpack going from car to car knocking on car windows, asking for cash to get home. I think they lurk between the cars so that they can avoid detection by security staff like they would not if they just sat outside the shop entrance. They USED to sit outside the shop entrance but don't so much anymore. Instead, they hang about between cars so that they can come up to you when you get out of the car, and it can be frightening if you've nowhere to go because you're trapped between two parked cars. If this happens to you, PLEASE TELL PAK N SAVE STAFF TO TELL SECURITY, and then they will get onto it. If ENOUGH of us do this, it may drive the beggars away. As it is, they are getting away with FAR too much, and I am thinking of going to Lincoln Road Pak N Save to avoid the beggars. =P Thanks for reading this. I just thought I would warn you all. Thanks. =D
3 weeks to go until the start of Te Atatu Food Truck Fridays! ! 😋😋. Oct 4th 4:30pm-8:30pm at the Te Atatu South Community Centre. What better way to bring the community together than a tasty selection of food trucks, great music and good vibes. There will be free facepainting and the … View more3 weeks to go until the start of Te Atatu Food Truck Fridays! ! 😋😋. Oct 4th 4:30pm-8:30pm at the Te Atatu South Community Centre. What better way to bring the community together than a tasty selection of food trucks, great music and good vibes. There will be free facepainting and the DJ's from the TAT South Radio Collective back again. Let us know your coming by saving the date on the Facebook event page and share with friends www.facebook.com....
A marble finish always looks elegant whichever form it takes, from kitchen islands to smaller ornaments such as candle holders.
Painting your own marbled effect has become a hot trend of late, and the good news is that it’s so easy to create using Resene Lusta-Glo.
Make the most of this … View moreA marble finish always looks elegant whichever form it takes, from kitchen islands to smaller ornaments such as candle holders.
Painting your own marbled effect has become a hot trend of late, and the good news is that it’s so easy to create using Resene Lusta-Glo.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene. Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself.
Hello people, there is a 3 bedroom house to rent in Te Atatu South, close to Henderson, check out the Trademe link with Goodwin Property.
www.trademe.co.nz...
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NO EARLIER 43 FLEETWOOD DRIVE HENDERSON ALL $1 EACH
KIDS TOYS, , CLOTHES LOTS OF BOOKS CDS
KIDS CLOTHES ALL $1 each SHOES BOOTS AND MORE $1 each Sleeping bags and more $1 each
Kids books & chapter books Adult books Fiction & Non fiction ALL $1 each over 200 books that's just … View moreNO EARLIER 43 FLEETWOOD DRIVE HENDERSON ALL $1 EACH
KIDS TOYS, , CLOTHES LOTS OF BOOKS CDS
KIDS CLOTHES ALL $1 each SHOES BOOTS AND MORE $1 each Sleeping bags and more $1 each
Kids books & chapter books Adult books Fiction & Non fiction ALL $1 each over 200 books that's just kids and chapter books Lots of cookbooks as well and others $1 each
Kathmandu kids air beds $1 each
MENS & LADIES CLOTHING AND HANDBAGS $1 each get a bargain so l can clear out my garage everything is $1 each
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Locals are in a flap over the $25,000 price tag given to remove between 100 and 200 birds from a lea…
Being responsible folk, we put a holiday stop on our mail with NZ Post. They did not commence to stop our mail for 10 days after requested. This made it quite obvious to intending burglars that we were away.
Such a pity NZ Post have the monolopy - they are useless!!!
We would love to hear from those who have visited in the past six months and are under 35 years of age. We’re talking with visitors over the coming three weeks about their experience at the Museum. Interviews take place at the Museum and take about an hour. There is a $50 Westfield voucher for … View moreWe would love to hear from those who have visited in the past six months and are under 35 years of age. We’re talking with visitors over the coming three weeks about their experience at the Museum. Interviews take place at the Museum and take about an hour. There is a $50 Westfield voucher for your time.
Have your say to help shape the future of your Museum.
Register your interest here: www.surveygizmo.com...
To Neighbourly. When I do my deliveries either my paper run or my circulars run around in West Auckland, I find the odd car or cars at times, half parked on footpaths and on the side of the road? I don't know if this is a legal or illegal thing to do in this country. Here is a pic from the … View moreTo Neighbourly. When I do my deliveries either my paper run or my circulars run around in West Auckland, I find the odd car or cars at times, half parked on footpaths and on the side of the road? I don't know if this is a legal or illegal thing to do in this country. Here is a pic from the UK, just to give you an example. I am not just doing this post for myself as such but for also people who do Courier deliveries around West Auckland also. What do others think? Are we as NZer's allowed to do this as part of everyday parking? Is there no such thing as parking on the road now in this day of age? Or is this just lazy parking?
Matt
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