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6 September 2019 Issue 1317 Stephanie McLean –Harcourts Pohutukawa Coast Stephanie Mclean Licensed Agent REAA 2008. Election Sales &Marketing Specialist M 021 164 5111 Hoverd&Co. SPeCIAL special AGENTs IAN 0272859314 JENNY02040002564 Meet your NICOLETTE0277029157 Franklin Local Board candidates TING 40 p4-5 RA Y B T E E OR ON A R L MTIMBER E CO.LTD S C 292 8656 • • 19 9 79 – 201 Morton Timber Co. Ltd 226 NorthRoad, Clevedon2248 Ph 292 8656 or 021943 220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mortontimber.co.nz Like us on Facebook to go in the draw to WIN a$150 voucher fordinneratyour INSIDE: AT proposes road repairs p2 Urban East feature p6-7 Sports news p10-11 favouritelocal restaurant GetaJumponthe Spring Market... Call EliseObern Great Smiles. P:(09) 536 7011 or (021) 182 5939 Better Health. E:[email protected] W: rwbeachlands.co.nz At Anthony Hunt Dental we have been A:81Second View Avenue, Beachlands East Tamaki proud to be serving our local community since 2011. 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Classifieds and News - midday Monday Ph: 536 5715 Email: [email protected] www.pctimes.nz 2 POHUTUKAWA COAST TIMES (6 September 2019) Guest editorial by Orere Community and Boating Association committee member Tim Greene GET IN TOUCH P: 536 5715 The last few years has seen the resi- scheme. though by the confusion and inaction E: [email protected] dential nature of Orere Point shift some- Neighbourhood Support is like the old surrounding Auckland Council’s consul- W: www.pctimes.co.nz what as population and price pressures neighbourhood watch, but is far more than tation on freedom camping and camping F: facebook.com/pctimes have forced increasing numbers further peeking out from behind the curtains. It’s on reserves. A: PO Box 5, Beachlands 2147 from Auckland City. about supporting each other, getting to Less an issue through the wet winter, Level 1, 129A Beachlands Road, Orere now boasts more than 600 resi- know the people in your neighbourhood the numbers of often large groups pitch- Beachlands dents or weekenders, the school roll has and working together to overcome the ing their tents on the beach reserve and grown to almost 40 and there has been fact the thin blue line often doesn’t quite picnic area for weekends grows each a steady run of renovation work being extend this far down the coast. year. Orere is not alone in having this EDITOR done around the village. Another recent council-supported initia- problem. This year the Orere Community and tive that the community has embraced is Existing bylaws actually prohibit this, Leanne Chamberlin Boating Club (OCBC) has introduced the pest control drive led by the knowl- but regulation only works when it is 021 426 207 a number of new initiatives as new edgeable and enthusiastic Andrew Sin- backed up by enforcement, not the ‘next [email protected] faces appear. clair of Whakaupoko Landcare. Over 80 working day’ scenario the council offers. ADVERTISING We’ll shortly follow the lead of many residents attended our first Bait and Trap Regailing and regulating often-hostile other local communities and establish Day recently, leaving better informed, groups should not fall to residents, so Melody Cutfield a community pantry. Harnessing the better equipped and filled with enthusi- having the foundation step of estab- 021 0261 4467 green fingers and generosity around asm to tackle the main dangers facing our lishing region-wide Freedom Camping [email protected] the village, the pantry will follow the region’s bird life in this mega-mast year. bylaws derailed by just the threat of a mantra of ‘take what you need, give if We greatly appreciate the support of the legal challenge from Omaha residents CLASSIFIEDS you can’. Franklin Local Board in bringing these seems plain wrong. [email protected] A Neighbourhood Support presenta- and other positive initiatives to Orere We, along with other coastal commu- FEATURES tion in June was well attended and many Point. nities, hope this can be addressed with Melody Cuteld ACCOUNTS & CIRCULATION residents or households have joined the Our community remains frustrated some purpose and haste. 021 0261 4467 Pam Rutherford [email protected] 536 7164 [email protected] Auckland Transport releases road repair UPCOMING FEATURES 13 September - School Holidays 20 September - Health & programme for 2019/2020 Lifestyle, House & Garden Almost $20 million will be spent repair- Chip seal is a cheap solution which AT says See page 3 for a full list of the chip sealing ing Franklin’s roads over the coming year. requires regular resurfacing every 12-14 road works planned within the PC Times Auckland Transport (AT) presented its years if it is to reach its lifespan of 90 years, distribution area. The Pohutukawa Coast Times is 2019/2020 road renewals programme to at which time a new road is required. In addition to the resurfacing work, AT distributed weekly to 6200 homes the Franklin Local Board recently, out- In 2019/2020 approximately 6% of will carry out 3.8km of road pavement and businesses in: Whitford, lining which roads would be repaired and Franklin’s roads will undergo surface or reconstruction to strengthen the following Brookby, Beachlands, Maraetai, what materials would be used. pavement repair. road sections: Clevedon, Alfriston, Kawakawa Bay, Within the Franklin Local Board area, Asphalt concrete will be used to resur- • Brookby Road, from Alfriston Ard- Orere Pt, Hunua, Paparimu there are 951km of rural roads and 287km face the following roads within the PC more Road to Fitzpatrick Road of urban roads. Road quality is mea- Times distribution area: • Whitford Maraetai Road, from Member of the New Zealand Community Newspapers sured by ‘Smooth Travel Exposure’ - the • 105m of North Road, Clevedon (be- Association amount of roughness experienced when tween the Clevedon Kawakawa Road CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 travelling over the road surface. These roundabout and Thorpe Quarry Road) measurements are compared with NZTA’s • 640m of Whitford Maraetai Road in target average roughness for different road the Waikopua Road/Siberia Hill area types, and prioritised for repair according • 100m section of Beachlands Road Andrew Bayly to the amount of traffic they carry. Roads from the Whitford Maraetai Road carrying lots of traffic (arterial) must be roundabout MP forHunua maintained more than roads with less • 20m of Karaka Road, Beachlands Ihold regular constituency clinics The PC Times 20 years ago: throughout theelectorate.Tomake traffic (local). (from Shelley Bay Road). an appointment, pleasecontact: 10 September 1999: More main road Most roads are granular pavement layers Chip seal will be used to resurface motoring madness Hunua Electorate Office with chip seal or asphalt concrete surfaces. 70.4km of road surface within Franklin. 7WesleySt, Pukekohe 09 2385977during office hours THE WEEKLY TIDE CHART proudly brought to you by FollowmeonFacebook: AndrewBaylyMP 12:22am 6:46am 6 Fri ▲ 3.2m ▼ 0.5m 1:15am 7:21am MOBILE LAWYERS SERVING THE Funded by the 7 Sat ▲ 3.1m ▼ 0.7m ParliamentaryService. 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Maraetai Drive Maraetai School Road to Omana Beach Road 366m Road (Maraetai), Howard Road (Orere), “Older Beachlands does not have any of Maraetai Drive Omana Beach Road to Campbell Road 100m Intrepid Crescent (Beachlands), Karaka the road safety treatments that are seen Road (Beachlands), Liberty Crescent all over urban Auckland,” says Amanda.