Category: Environment
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Chair’s report October 2017 – three schools
Now that the general election madness is behind us I have been able to concentrate more fully on local matters. School visits This past month I have had significant interaction with three schools. The first school that I visited was Woodlands Park Primary where Saffron Toms and I were the guests with the very happy…
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Chair’s report September 2017 – Rimutaka Walkway, Kauri dieback and China
Rimutaka Walkway Neil Henderson has been heavily involved in the design and construction of the Rimutaka Walkway and deserves praise for his work. The walkway is now essentially complete and a formal opening is to be held soon. The walkway will help in linking the Woodlands Park community to the Landing Road walkway and improve…
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August Chair’s report – Kauri Dieback is getting worse
Through the vagaries of timing and the loss of a meeting I did not present a Chair’s report during July. This was not a reflection that nothing was happening. A number of important issues continue to attract the attention of the Board. Draft local board plan The consultation round about the Draft Local Board plan…
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Chair’s report – Woodlands Park responds to Watercare, a world record and the Cistine Chapel of Glen Eden
Following is my chair’s report for June 2017. Watercare The Watercare board has decided that the site of the new water treatment plant will be in Woodlands Park and Oratia has been excluded from further consideration. I attended the board meeting where the decision was made. Watercare’s chair person Margaret Devlin added three riders to…
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Chair’s Report April 2017 – Water water everywhere …
Text of my April 2017 Chairperson’s report to the Waitakere Ranges Local Board The environment, particularly water, is again dominating local news. A couple of recent storm events indicate to me very clearly that climate change is occurring and it is likely that these events will become more and more frequent. The first storm a…