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April 24, 2026
Flagstaff and editor among awards finalists... p2
Stoat find puts peninsula trappers on alert... p9
Interview: Couple who spoke out on Holy Trinity... p24-25
Not so fast: AT still keen on wider low-speed zones
Larger low-speed zones around some Devonport peninsula schools are back on Auckland Transport’s agenda. AT wants to impose 40km/h limits in three zones in Stanley Bay-Devonport, Belmont and Hauraki. It was earlier forced to remove 30km/h
zones introduced locally from mid-2022, when, in 2024, the government issued a national directive against blanket speed restrictions around schools. These were replaced with a restricted speed area within 150m of school gates, with 30km/h applying only around school start
and finish times. AT is now revisiting speed zones in Auckland that have previously been through consultation and won local board support. This includes a combined zone for Stanley Bay and St Leo’s Primary schools, and zones To page 11
It’s a Rippa! Rugby the winner at ‘World Cup’
National pride… Enjoying North Shore Rugby Club’s Rippa World Cup last week were (from left) Otto Mallakey (7), Lulu Morgan (7), Eli McRae (9), Louis Wright (9) and Hope Wilkinson (7). More pics and story, pages 16-17.