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March 8, 2024
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Interview: Chathams fan Jocelyn Powell… p26-27
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Peninsula rubbish-bin cull raises litter worries
More than a quarter of public rubbish bins on the Devonport peninsula will be gone in a week or two. A region-wide cull – adopted by Auckland Council as a cost-saving measure – stepped up locally in the last few weeks. Residents have questioned the wisdom of removing bins from the waterfront and other popular areas for walking, where litter might
easily reach the sea. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area is losing more than 28 per cent of its bins, with the scale of the removals only being revealed in response to questions from the Flagstaff. Council area operations manager Sarah Jones said 148 bins would be removed, leaving 373. Councillors voted for the service reduction
as part of the council’s annual budget savings target. The staged 30 per cent reduction across the city, which began in November last year, will finish by mid-April, but all the removals in Devonport-Takapuna are expected to be completed by 11 March. Jones said the “bin optimisation” project was To page 2
Lily’s just chillin’ at the club
Wake me up when it’s over... Three-month-old Lily McMillan, with parents Zoe and Cory, took a relaxed approach at the opening of North Shore United’s refurbished clubrooms and outdoor area. Story and more photos, page 22.