Category: Environment
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The big blue Waitakere report and fixing our water quality
The Waitakere Ranges Local Board has commissioned a report into water quality on the Manukau Harbour and the West Coast. The report, titled Big Blue Waitakere, has now been released for public comment. To be frank the water quality is appalling. This local board area has half of the region’s trouble spots. Wood Bay and Laingholm…
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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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Auckland Council to reconsider Kauri dieback and the closure of the Waitakere Ranges
This issue has been a bit of a roller coaster for Auckland Council and for the local board over the past few months. A few months ago Te Kawerau A Maki declared a Rāhui over the Waitakere Ranges. I have every respect for their rationale and for their deep abiding interest in the ongoing health…
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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…