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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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Mayday sounded over council premises sale
North Shore Radio Club says the valuable role it plays in emergency communications will be jeopardised by an under-the-radar planned sale of its clubrooms by Auckland Council. The club has been housed for 28 years in a council building at 400 East Coast Rd,
Sunnynook, but a council property review found the building surplus to requirements. Council staff moved out last week and while the club remains on a month-by-month arrangement, it has been told it will have to leave when the property is sold, likely later this year.
The premises, on a ridgeline, are ideally located for radio transmission, allowing contact to be maintained across greater Auckland. Club members perform weekly check-ins for Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) to ensure working radio links to command To page 5
Sun shines on rescheduled Takapuna festival
Aiming high... Benji (3) and sister Paige Grayson (4) from Hauraki enjoyed trying one of the games available at the Takapuna Summer Days Festival, held in warm conditions last Sunday after being called off due to rain the week before that. More photos, pages 12-13.