devonportflagstaff.co.nz
February 13, 2026
Peninsula state-house sell-off continues... p2
Postal services axed at Hauraki Corner... p24
Wakatere Boating Club sails into next century... p34-37
Botched traffic management clogs Lake Rd for hours Auckland Transport has blamed drainage contractors for poor traffic management that clogged Lake Rd on Tuesday last week. People reported journey times between Devonport and Takapuna of up to 1 hour and 40 minutes after the road was reduced
to one lane outside Takapuna Grammar School, forcing long Stop / Go waits. Furious drivers said cones could have been set up to allow two-way flow. AT told the Flagstaff that when it became aware of the congestion around 1.30pm its
team visited the site and shut it down, with the site completely cleared by 2.30pm. But problems had begun hours earlier. Some drivers got stuck in backed-up traffic twice, attempting to make return trips. To page 6
Dairy family departs after 25 years
Days off ahoy... Devon Superette proprietor Matt Bhai, with daughter Arpita, who “was born into” the shop, is moving on after the owner of the Narrow Neck premises decided to sell up. Story, page 3.