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September 22, 2023
BIS football girls win big schools tournament... p3
Election candidates trade blows... p6-7
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Stanley Bay Mud Run photo spread... p10-13
Hit list of public assets sought for possible sale
A list is to be compiled of council-owned properties the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board might want to have sold. The board asked at its monthly meeting last week that Auckland Council staff identify community assets it could look to “optimise”. “So you would want to be considering selling stuff to get more done?” asked council’s
northern operations manager for community facilities and parks Sarah Jones at the board’s September business meeting. “Yes,” replied board chair Toni van Tonder. The issue arose in discussion of funding a renovation of the heritage Claystore building in Lake Rd. This was approved in principle, pending
staff advice on shuffling budgets and a report on “community assets suitable for optimisation if required to meet the cost”. Van Tonder has previously signalled that council’s budget crunch will continue to eat into what the board can fund. “We need to closely look at our asset portfolios,” she said. Claystore plans, page 4
New principal makes a splash
Minnie Mouse outfit... New Stanley Bay School principal Emma Tolmie was in the thick of the action at the school’s big Mud Run fundraiser. She says her first stint in the mud and suds was “a lot of fun and a great day out in the sun”. More pictures, pages 10-13.