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A LT O G E T H E R B E T T E R
March 24, 2023
Cricketers win long-awaited Auckland title... p2-3
Police shelve Stanley Bay assault investigation... p6
Interview: Cultural adviser Terehia Walker... p22-23
Lengthy roadworks schedule alarms businesses
Road users face at least four months of disruption on Devonport’s Victoria Rd, while new safety features – including median islands, raised crossings and more room for pedestrians at corners – are installed. Starting in May, the work will at times require sections of the main street to be closed or reduced to one-way traffic.
The Auckland Transport (AT) project was initially scheduled to take twice as long, but is expected to finish sooner after the intervention of business and local-body leaders. The Devonport Business Association (DBA) learned from AT late last month that the long-planned work had an eight-month construction period.
“We had no idea whatsoever it would take so long. It put us in a state of shock,” said association chair Dianne Hale. Since then, several urgent meetings have taken place to claw back the timeline, with agreement reached that the work be done in sections, and some concrete pre-fabrication To page 6
Razor gives an edge to Shore celebration
Rugby royalty... All Blacks coaching hopeful Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson (centre) with fellow former All Blacks Bryan Williams (left) and Brad Johnstone. Story, more pictures, page 5.