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Issue 10, 2024 Issue 1 –128 Issue 151 March 2019 March 2019 Issue – 1May 15– 15 March 2019
Winter Lights festival saved by sponsors... p2
Anzac Day ceremony picture spread... p12-14
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Takapuna showcased in photo competition... p22
Buy-outs underway in flood-struck Shore suburbs The first two flooded-home buy-outs have been settled in hard-hit Wairau Valley catchment areas this month, and more offers are being considered by residents. Milford has 14 dwellings assessed as meeting the ‘Category 3’ buy-out threshold, the most of any suburbs in the Devonport-Taka-
puna Local Board (DTLB) area. Sunnynook has four homes and Forrest Hill one meeting the threshold due to damage suffered in the Auckland Anniversary floods of 27 January 2023. Ten of the 18 Category 3 homes in the area had had their valuations completed by late
April, including the two for which owners have since accepted buy-out offers from Auckland Council. A Sunnynook woman whose home was flooded and left uninhabitable for many months said she had been relieved to get a To page 4 Category 3 assessment.
Sweet taste of the Philippines
Stickability... Khian (5, left) and brother Khlyde (7) Ocado tuck into some barbecued meats and pandan syrup jelly drinks at the inaugural Filipino Festival held in Takapuna last Saturday. “They love their Filipino food,” said their father Kerlvin Ocado. He was happy to see his culture shared with many people. Pictures, page 6
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