Category: titirangi
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Titirangi beach will soon be swimmable
I can recall vividly when I was the age of five swimming at my local beach at Mangere Bridge. And collecting pipis. Regrettably soon after the beach quickly became unswimmable. The Manukau was used by the city and by industry as a large dumping area. Mangere’s sewage works did their damage as did Southdown Freezing…
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Chair’s report February 2021 – Kauri sniffer dogs and community heroes
My February Chair’s report where I talk about celebrating some local heroes, the Haere Mai project, local park tracks reopenings and the incredible Kauri dieback sniffing dogs.
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Three years of living dangerously
Tena koutou katoa The end of a political term is always an opportunity to reflect on what has happened during the term, wonder about what we could have achieved but did not, and celebrate the decisions that we are proud of. And it is an opportunity to reflect on the nature of the job and…
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In support of Awhi Awhi
Awhi Awhi, also known as the Paturoa Kauri, has featured in my thinking for a number of years now. And in the thinking of a number of people who I have a great deal of respect for. Including two neighbours and two people who decided to set up residence in Awhi Awhi’s branches to make…
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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…