Category: Community
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Glen Eden gets three Pataka Kai
I have been heavily involved in the Glen Eden community since 1988 when I set up my law practice here. I have always liked the place. It is full of good people and has a strong and proud community. And it is a generous community. You just have to see the multitude of groups and…
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Trixie Harvey acknowledgment
Text of my acknowledgment made to Trixie Harvey at the last Board meeting. Trixie Harvey, half of the prodigious BruceandTrixie Harvey died recently. I have known Trixie for 25 years. I met her and Bruce on election night in 1993. They were stalwart members of the Titirangi Labour Party and I had become active in…
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Chair’s report May 2018 – the Power of Community
Civil Defence and Piha Recent events at Piha have provided a good opportunity for Council to review its preparedness for emergencies. A major storm caused power outages for extended periods of time and then localised heavy rainfall caused flooding in Glenesk Road. Flooding had also occurred there in January after another localised downpour. A more…
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Lessons from the recent storm
The past week has been a difficult time for the West. A significant storm event has caused consternation to the west’s supply of power and major disruption to the day to day lives of westies. Now that things are settling down it is time to review what happened and what needs to be done to…
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Chair’s report March 2018 – Glen Eden Apartments, plastic free initiatives and Holi!
Chair’s report March 2018 The new year has been off to a frenetic part and there is a lot to report on. Ted Manson and the Glen Eden Apartments The ten storey Glen Eden apartments are now being constructed. Within a year or so the area will have 160 new residences, many of them social…