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Thank you, Aotearoa.
You helped The Press and the Rod Donald Trust buy Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki the highest peak in Christchurch.
But you can still help.
The generosity of Kiwis has now secured the land's future as a public conservation park.
Further donations will help the … View moreThank you, Aotearoa.
You helped The Press and the Rod Donald Trust buy Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki the highest peak in Christchurch.
But you can still help.
The generosity of Kiwis has now secured the land's future as a public conservation park.
Further donations will help the trust restore the land to its former forested glory.
Did you use to belong to the 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit?
If so, the brigade wants to hear from you!
The 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit turns 100 in July and is still seeking old girls to join the celebrations.
One of the first girl guide units to be formed in Auckland, the group is… View moreDid you use to belong to the 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit?
If so, the brigade wants to hear from you!
The 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit turns 100 in July and is still seeking old girls to join the celebrations.
One of the first girl guide units to be formed in Auckland, the group is gearing up to commemorate its centenary.
A social afternoon is planned for July 3, kicking off at 2pm with historic guiding activities such as knot tying and making arm slings.
Guests will be treated to afternoon tea and a birthday cake before photographs are taken of the girls.
The day will end with a singalong around the campfire.
The next day, a church parade will march through St Andrews Church, Epsom, where the unit has been meeting since 1921.
Parishioners are invited to a morning tea after the procession.
The unit, initially known as the St Andrew's Peace Scout Group, is believed to be the first guide company which has kept going since it was launched.
It all started when eighteen-year-old Mona Burgin wrote to the Dominion chief scout Colonel Cosgrove, a New Zealand Boer War veteran, asking about Girl Peace Scouts.
He arranged to meet her in Queen St, Auckland and wrote she would recognize him by the red flower in his buttonhole.
Soon after the meeting Burgin formed the troop on July 6.
Girl Peace Scouts wore khaki uniforms and the St Andrews troop wore a red open-ended tie.
In 1923, the Dominion Council became affiliated with the original Girls Guides Association in London.
*Former unit members can email cavellgirlguidesnz@gmail.com for details of the centenary.
Last night the Kaipatiki Local Board supported member Adrian Tyler's motion calling on Auckland Transport to remove the angle parks from in front of the shared Birkenhead Primary School and Bowling Club carpark on Mokoia Road, and reinstate parallel parking, before there is a serious injury or… View moreLast night the Kaipatiki Local Board supported member Adrian Tyler's motion calling on Auckland Transport to remove the angle parks from in front of the shared Birkenhead Primary School and Bowling Club carpark on Mokoia Road, and reinstate parallel parking, before there is a serious injury or death.
As you can see from this video, there is very little visibility when leaving the carpark, and this is of particular concern at school drop-off and pick-up times. There have already been numerous near-misses.
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At the meeting, letters were tabled from Birkenhead Primary School, Birkenhead Bowling Club and the Birkenhead Village Town Centre Association supporting the removal of the angle parks.
Auckland Transport have previously been alerted to this situation, but have said that is not a current priority, and would require an audit of the wider school vicinity. The Local Board has said that it would support an emergency interim response of planter boxes until the reinstatement of parallel parks could be completed.
Hopefully AT will respond adequately to this situation soon.
Resolution number KAI/2021/27
MOVED by Member A Tyler, seconded by Member M Kenrick:
That the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a) note its concern that there will be a serious injury or death outside of 95 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead, due to the angle parking blocking the view of vehicles exiting Birkenhead Bowling Club and Birkenhead Primary School’s shared carpark.
b) request that Auckland Transport remove the 5 angle parks in front of 95 Mokoia Road and located between the shared vehicle access serving Birkenhead Primary School & Birkenhead Bowling Club and the vehicle access at 97B Mokoia Road and reinstate the parallel parking that was previously in this location as soon as possible to prevent a serious incident from occurring.
c) note that the angle parks in front of 97B Mokoia Road are not included in the scope of this motion and should be left as they are.
d) note that as an emergency interim response the board would support the use of planter boxes or plywood boxes such as those recently used by Auckland Transport in a ‘Safer Streets’ project in Onehunga to block off the two angle parks closest to the school carpark entrance (as long as view lines for exiting drivers were not impeded by these) until full reinstatement of these carparks to parallel is able to be completed.
e) request that the portion of Mokoia Road outside Birkenhead Primary is included for investigation in tranche 2 of the Safe Speeds Programme, which is considering lowering speed limits on roads outside schools.
f) table letters and video footage in support of this motion provided by Birkenhead Primary School, Birkenhead Town Centre Association and Birkenhead Bowling Club.
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It is outrageous that a protected pōhutukawa has been cut down in Birkenhead Point without permission.
Since general tree protection was removed some years ago, the only privately-owned trees that are protected are those listed as scheduled trees in the council's Unitary Plan. These trees can… View moreIt is outrageous that a protected pōhutukawa has been cut down in Birkenhead Point without permission.
Since general tree protection was removed some years ago, the only privately-owned trees that are protected are those listed as scheduled trees in the council's Unitary Plan. These trees can only be trimmed, cut down or have work done in the root zone if a resource consent has been granted. The penalty for someone cutting down a scheduled tree without consent is a fine of up to $300,000 or a jail sentence of up to two years.
With more and more trees being cut down when land is clear-felled to build new housing, it is more important than ever that mature trees are protected. Yet there is a very large number of applications to list trees that council has not processed due to a lack of budget. As part of our feedback into council's 10-year-plan, the Kaipatiki Local Board requested "that funding is included in year one of the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 to progress a Plan Change to review Schedule 10 of the Auckland Unitary Plan to increase tree protection across Auckland, process the backlog of notable tree applications, and support the Ngahere Strategy and tree coverage across the Auckland region."
Here is the article if you can't see it:
Contractors worked over two days to remove protected pōhutukawa tree in Birkenhead
By Bernard Orsman
A team of six to eight contractors worked over two days to chop down a protected pōhutukawa tree in Birkenhead and turn it into a pile of sawdust, says a local resident.
The man, who does not want to be named, said the contractors spent much of the first day chopping down the large tree and putting it through a wood chipper before work resumed the next day with a stump grinder to complete the job.
Video of the illegal behaviour two weeks ago shows a contractor putting a small branch from the pōhutukawa tree through the wood chipper and a digger working alongside a pile of logs from the tree.
The neighbour said the large logs also went through the chipper.
"They were chucking huge branches through the chopper and turning them to a pulp," he said.
Auckland Council launched an investigation after receiving a complaint on March 28 about a pohutukawa being removed from a property at 32a Hinemoa St. The resource consent application for a new house on the site is on hold, a spokeswoman said.
The penalty for someone cutting down a scheduled tree is a fine of up to $300,000 or a jail sentence of up to two years.
One neighbour said someone turned up, asked the neighbours to remove cars from a shared driveway and proceeded to chop down one of the large trees, saying they had a consent to do so.
"On checking we have discovered they don't have a consent at all. But it's too late, they have removed the tree.
"We are very concerned with this behaviour and hope the council takes a firm stand and sends a message this cannot be tolerated," the neighbour said.
The council spokeswoman said the pōhutukawa that was removed is part of a group of trees listed in schedule 10 of the Unitary Plan.
"Schedule 10 gives protection to all listed trees by requiring landowners to apply for a resource consent before trimming, felling or works within the root zone can take place," she said.
The loss of the native tree comes amid growing concerns and controversy over the loss of trees in Auckland.
A century-old pōhutukawa in Mt Eden is at risk after the council left it off its protected tree schedule; in March protesters clashed with police in a last-ditch effort to save 23 native trees on a development site in Avondale, and protesters tried to save a 150-year-old macrocarpa tree on the site of an apartment block in Avondale.
On the flip side, the council and Mayor Phil Goff made a big song and dance when the first two of seven mature pōhutukawa trees were replanted in Quay St last month.
"Trees make our city a more pleasant place to live," Goff said.
A Forest & Bird spokeswoman said sadly trees and native habitat that should and in many cases are protected are being cleared all over the country.
"We desperately need the Government to progress the Indigenous Biodiversity Policy that will require councils to protect the important trees and wildlife in their regions, so we can bring nature back to our communities and our country," she said.
The new house at Hinemoa St is being built by Jing Li and Yan Zhu, who have applied for resource consent to build a double storey, four-bedroom home at 32a Hinemoa St.
The 673sq m section has been subdivided from a neighbouring property.
Hinemoa St is one of the top streets in the North Shore suburb of Birkenhead with views across the Waitemata Harbour and property prices reaching $5 million.
The resource consent application submitted to the council by Holistic Planning for the owners said the "grove of pōhutukawa trees located on the southern parts of the site will be fully protected ... with the proposed dwelling well set back from this area".
The grove of pōhutukawa trees extend beyond the owners' property and backs on to Hinemoa Park, which runs down to the harbour and the Birkenhead ferry terminal.
The Herald is seeking comment from the owners of the property and Holistic Planning.
Source:
www.nzherald.co.nz...
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Onewa Road? Glenfield Road? Buses and ferries? Chip seal? Footpaths? Cycle lanes? Raised crossings? Park'n'rides? Roundabouts? Transit lanes? Speed limits? Yellow lines? Northern Pathway? Regional Fuel Tax?
There are only a few more days to have your say on the Regional Land Transport … View moreOnewa Road? Glenfield Road? Buses and ferries? Chip seal? Footpaths? Cycle lanes? Raised crossings? Park'n'rides? Roundabouts? Transit lanes? Speed limits? Yellow lines? Northern Pathway? Regional Fuel Tax?
There are only a few more days to have your say on the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) which is the 10-year plan for Auckland’s transport network.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to let Auckland Transport know if they have got their transport priorities right, and whether they have allocated funding to the transport projects and initiatives that you care about.
Feedback closes Sunday 2 May.
Read summaries or full plan: AT.govt.nz...
Give your feedback: akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz...
OurAuckland article: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz...
After a long wait, work has begun on replacing the Beach Haven Wharf (Hilder's Park Wharf).
Work is scheduled to take approximately 100 days (weather permitting). The wharf will be closed to the public during construction. Attached is the final design of the new wharf, which is similar to what… View moreAfter a long wait, work has begun on replacing the Beach Haven Wharf (Hilder's Park Wharf).
Work is scheduled to take approximately 100 days (weather permitting). The wharf will be closed to the public during construction. Attached is the final design of the new wharf, which is similar to what we have now but will include a new gangway and pontoon.
The work includes:
* Partial demolition of the existing structure and rebuilt
* Encasement of existing pile bases
* New poles with pressed sleeves, bracings and clamps
* New bearers and joists
* New decking, handrail and seat
* New aluminium gangway and concrete pontoon.
More info: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz...
Background:
The Beach Haven recreational wharf has had restrictions on it for a few years now due to the piles and stairs deteriorating. And because of the heritage designation and engineering considerations, it has taken a very long time to achieve all of the required consents needed to rebuild the wharf.
The project will rebuild the damaged parts of the wharf and piles, strengthening and upgrading it to today's safety standards, while keeping the heritage style of the wharf and providing a new floating pontoon platform for fishing and diving.
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