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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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Milford, Sunnynook eyed for high-density housing
Milford and Sunnynook face massive intensification under draft Auckland Council planning changes. Much of blue-chip Milford, particularly east of the town centre, from near Lake Pupuke to within 100 metres of the coast – is in line for designation as a Terrace House and
Apartment Building (THAB) zone, with development of up to six storeys. In Sunnynook, 10-storey apartment blocks will be allowed within around 10 minutes walking distance of the bus station. At the same time, pockets of housing near the Sunnynook station are to be “down-
zoned” as ongoing flood hazard areas, with building restricted to single homes. This constraint is also proposed for at-risk parts of Milford, in the flood-prone Wairau catchment. The changes are part of a recently reTo page 8
Village residents boost food drive
Caring and sharing... Residents at Arvida Parklane retirement village in Forrest Hill, including Chris Wargent (left) and Robin Adam, chipped in items for the North Shore’s Winter Food Drive last month. The goods went to the Sunnynook Community Centre, one of 16 collection points for the campaign by the Food Security Network and Auckland Churches Network. The Good Works Trust in Forrest Hill was one of the distributors.
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