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Takapuna, Milford, Castor Bay, Forrest Hill and Sunnynook VERED FORTNIGHTLY AN INDEPENDENT VOICE Issue 1 – 15 March 2019
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AN INDEPENDENT VOICE Issue 1 – 15 March 2019 Holiday shows to keep the Forrest Hill playgrounds eyed for removal... p10 kids entertained... p20-23
Motorway overbridge could be part of park revamp A pedestrian overbridge across the Northern Motorway between Smales Farm bus station and AF Thomas Park and Eventfinda Stadium is being sought as part of the area’s recreational makeover. Kaipātiki Local Board chair Danielle Grant told the Observer the board wanted
council to ask the New Zealand Transport Agency to look at the idea, which would also link public transport to the job-rich industrial area around Porana Rd in Wairau. Grant said the idea was just one of the “excellent opportunities” thrown up by decisions on the park’s future made by the
board last month, which included retaining golf as a priority use of the park in the area not needed for flood-mediation wetlands, and spelling out other recreational aims. She hoped the overbridge concept would catch the public’s imagination, helping To page 6
Cheers! Locals enjoy annual get-together
Top spot... Colleen and Fred Janssen had BYO seating and refreshment at Castor Bay during the annual community barbecue put on by the area’s residents group on Sunday. More pictures, pages 8-9.