devonportflagstaff.co.nz
April 10, 2026
TGS volleyballers enjoy nationals triumph... p2-3
Battle of the schools photo spread... p12-13
Interview: Navy veteran Muzz Kennett... p24-25
Morning-peak clearway targets Belmont snarl-ups Measures aimed at easing Lake Rd traffic congestion around the Belmont shops include a proposed two-hour clearway during the morning peak. Businesses on the west side of Lake Rd between Bayswater Ave and Egremont St face having around a dozen streetside parking
spaces removed from use between 7am and 9am on weekdays, to accommodate 100m of northbound clearway. Other proposals in a draft plan include moving a busy bus stop on the other side of Lake Rd from the slip road to sit directly beside the main thoroughfare.
Auckland Transport (AT) initially suggested the clearway on the western side of Lake Rd apply from 8am to 9am. But when it outlined eight proposed measures to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board last week, board members backed a To page 6
Eyes on the summit
Cross purposes... Participants in the Easter Friday Procession of Witness, led by Chief Petty Officer Mark Sawyer, resisted the temptations of Victoria Rd on their way to Takarunga’s summit. More photos, pages 10-11.