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March 22, 2024
TGS running star on track for Auckland champs... p3
Fair on the Hill photo XXX... p14 spread... p12-13
A LT O G E T H E R B E T T E R
Community House manager Gemma Dickinson… p26-27
Shake-up at Devonport Business Association
The chair of the Devonport Business Association has resigned suddenly and another member has also stepped down. Rob Vickery, an outspoken leader who advocated change for the association away from funding public events, resigned at the board’s March meeting after only six months as chair. The venture capitalist said the departure of his business from the Devonport Business
Improvement District (BID) made his role on the DBA board untenable. Prior to the March board meeting, member Alistair Davidson submitted his resignation, saying he lacked the spare time to put work into the voluntary DBA position. The resignations come after a tumultuous year for the board, which before Vickery became chair faced heavy criticism from some
members over the handling of submissions on Auckland Transport changes to pedestrian crossings, bus stops and car parks on Victoria Rd. The board is also in the throes of developing a new strategic plan. Board member Michael Moughan, the principal of commercial law firm Devon Lane, has become chair, with another board To page 2
Well-balanced trio enjoys new playground
Hanging out... Esmeralda Touchaud (left), aged 11, with the Donaldson siblings, Caleb, 8, and Juno, 11, at the opening of the upgraded Allenby Reserve playground. Story, more photos, pages 28-29.