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ELIVERED FORTNIGHTLY
Issue 1 – 15 March 2019
Locals unhappy over civil-defence failings... p3
AN INDEPENDENT VOICE
Community steps up in response to floods... p4-7
Island bach era revisited in playwright’s debut... p22-23
Public shut out of meeting on community facilities The future shape of library and community services in Takapuna are back under scrutiny. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board members were given a closed workshop briefing on the issue last week. Discussion of council budgets and costs was cited by officers as the reason the
meeting was off-limits to the public and media. Four options before the board include retaining the status quo, keeping some buildings and selling others or air space above them for development, or selling them all in favour of a new community hub in the
Takapuna town square. Auckland Council and its property arm, Panuku, told the board they wanted the options narrowed before proceeding to the expense of developing a detailed business case, board chair Toni van Tonder told the Observer. To page 2
Surf’s up on the Shore
Cyclone surfers… (from left) Ziz Bentley, Fran Kayrouz and Lachie Stewart get ready to carve the waves off Milford Beach on Monday. Story, page 2