New Brighton Residents Association
YES WE NEED YOU
Residents' associations are organisations formed by groups of people from a specific geographic area who come together to address issues and act as a voice for their local community. In one form or another they have existed since the mid nineteenth century. They form the vital links within neighbourhoods the entire length of New Zealand.
The New Brighton Residents Association is an active group aiming to do represents centrally located residents (closer to the Mall), so the issues of roads, rubbish collections, and council facilities like pools parks and infrastructure improvements and any council service likely to affect them, can be channeled to the Coast-Burwood Community Board or directly to the council.
With the new fresh faced Coastal-Burwood Community Board due to meet for it inaugural meeting on the 7th November, the Residents Association will also be looking to replenish it’s committee stocks to enable us to rebuild our relationship with the people of the area and the Community Board and Council for the rest of year and beyond.
Areas we will need to work on will be newsletters and small projects around enhancing the experience of people living in central New Brighton and getting the local feedback we need to pass on. Issues will include the Mall development, Oram Av, housing and whatever is brought to the table.
Therefore we want more locals to join our committee for our monthly meetings. We meet at the museum, usually on a Monday at 7.30pm.
2020 will a watershed year for New Brighton and we need a vocal and impassioned group of people to speak for the people and be active in voicing their views, and work with the groups who share the same vision and direction. If you were considering volunteering some hours of your skills to this end, contact Brian Donovan 02040400007.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.3% Yes
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15% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
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