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July 28, 2023
North Shore champs lift-out inside
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Dairy gets rid of cigarettes and vapes... p3
Interview: Veteran academic Keith Chamberlain... p22
June, budget for the project was removed from AT’s capital-works programme update through to 2027. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board chair Toni van Tonder said the project was effectively dead in the water.
“The public will rightly feel frustrated,” she said. Vehicle and public transport users, cyclists and pedestrians had all been waiting a long time for the promised upgrade, which includes Esmonde Rd to the motorway. North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby To page 6
AT cans Lake Rd upgrade in funding squeeze
The $47-million Lake Rd upgrade has been axed by Auckland Transport (AT). The project was funded to start this financial year, with more than $2 million already spent on designs and plans. But at AT’s last board meeting on 27
Shore triumphant in 150th year
Pride... North Shore Premiers rugby team captain Alex Woonton passes on his winner’s medal to son Archer after the championship-final victory over Takapuna at Vauxhall Rd. For stories and photographs of all the action, see our 16-page special championship lift-out.