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Takapuna, Milford, Castor Bay, Forrest Hill and Sunnynook ELIVERED FORTNIGHTLY AN INDEPENDENT VOICE Issue 1 – 15 March 2019
Issue 102 – March 31,1 2023 ORTNIGHTLY DELIVERED FORTNIGHTLY AN2019 INDEPENDENT VOICE AN INDEPENDENT VOICE Issue 1 – 15 March 2019 Issue – 15 March PREMIUM REAL ESTATE LTD LICENSED REAA 2008
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Council arborists ‘stall on fallen tree removal’... p2
Takapuna identity Ralph Roberts obituary... p8
Westlake Boys High nets tennis trophies... p11
Lack of answers adds to flood anguish Frustration and despair is deepening as local homeowners and businesses wait for answers from Auckland Council on how it will deal with issues raised by unprecedented flooding more than two months ago. Key questions include the future viability of the worst-hit properties inundated in the Wairau
catchment on 27 January, and what infrastructure upgrades might be needed to protect homes in parts of Sunnynook, Forrest Hill, Milford and Castor Bay. This week, the council’s interim recovery manager, Phil Wilson, was to be shown around the worst hit areas by Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board members. They are keen to ensure that the widespread impact locally is not lost in the wake of higher-profile damage elsewhere from Cyclone Gabrielle, which struck two weeks later. “The biggest question is what happens next, To page 5
Library-artist a master tagger
Inventive art... Takapuna Librian Jiehua Ma with a clever recreation of The Girl with the Pearl Earring painting that she made entirely from bread-bag tags. Story, page 2
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