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Takapuna, Milford, Castor Bay, Forrest Hill and Sunnynook ELIVERED FORTNIGHTLY AN INDEPENDENT VOICEBoard Issue 1 – 15 March 2019 for Local
ORTNIGHTLY DELIVERED FORTNIGHTLY AN2019 INDEPENDENT VOICE AN INDEPENDENT VOICE 89 –2019 September Issue 1 – Issue 15 March Issue2, 1 –2022 15 March Authorised by Terence Harpur
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AN INDEPENDENT VOICE Issue 1 – 15 March 2019 Stumps and rocks appear Campervan comedy play on Takapuna Beach... p3 finally opens ... p23
Jewellery store raided again... p2
Reserve mangroves slashed without consent A council boardwalk project has removed more than 75 square metres of mangroves from an important environmental area in Takapuna – more than double what was first permitted. Auckland Council, which has been upgrading the Patuone Walkway, a link between Auburn St and Esmonde Rd, has been criticised for
exceeding its resource consent and seeking permission retrospectively. Forest & Bird’s regional conservation manager Carl Morgan said the council’s late application for consent made a mockery of the consenting process and put local flora and fauna at greater risk.
The area where the boardwalk is being built is a Conservation Zone and Coastal Transition Zone under the Auckland Unitary Plan. Over the last three years, members of the environmental group have expressed their concern about the removal during the upgrade To page 2
Keeping a handle on their jandals
Hands off... Terry O’Connell hopes his light-hearted message will discourage petty thieves who have been nabbing the footwear of ocean swimmers at Takapuna Beach. Story, page 6
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