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Pohutukawa Coast Times Guest editorial
GET IN TOUCH by Brookby Environment Protection Society chair Rebecca Stirrup P: 536 5715 It has been a quiet year for the Brookby Pascoe’s to mitigate a stream in Papakura quarterly meetings with the quarry and E: [email protected] Environment Protection Society (also which had no benefit to our local area. Auckland Council. W: www.pctimes.co.nz known as ‘Save Brookby’ or ‘BEPS’). The latest stream mitigation is progress- Safety continues to be a major concern F: facebook.com/pctimes If you haven’t heard of us, we are a ing well, and consists of significant resto- for the wider community with a couple community group which represents local ration of the stream and riparian planting. of recent major truck accidents and road A: PO Box 5, Beachlands 2147 residents’ interests with respect to activ- We continue to attend the Pascoe’s closures. It is good to see one section of Level 1, 129A Beachlands Road, Beachlands ities carried out by Brookby Quarry and quarterly Community Liaison Group. Brookby Road re-sealed, but other areas Pascoe’s Twilight Road fill site. Pascoe’s are engaging more positively are still desperately in need of work. EDITOR Pascoe’s fill site on Twilight Road be- with the community and the Chair man- You can help by making some noise to Leanne Chamberlin came fully operational again in late 2019 ages the meetings well. This has resulted Auckland Transport about the state of 021 426 207 after a large slip closed their operation for in less breaches of conditions and better our local roads. Visit their website auck- [email protected] several months from September 2018. resolution if issues do occur. landtransport.govt.nz - click on ‘report a The stage 1 site is now nearly full, and Twilight Road has had some remedial problem’ and fill in the form. ADVERTISING Pascoe’s is working behind the scenes work to improve the surface in December Brookby resident Jenny Edmunds has Melody Cutfield to establish its second filling site in an and January which was not well managed initiated a fundraising campaign to see 021 0261 4467 adjacent gully. by Auckland Transport. Significant dust cameras installed at the Twilight/Brook- In the middle of last year we represent- and cement covered local houses which by Road intersection, as a deterrent to [email protected] ed the community at a two-day Council resulted in the contractor Downers hav- ‘boy racers’ who like to use the intersec- CLASSIFIEDS hearing regarding P&I Pascoe’s applica- ing to water blast several homes. The tion for illegal street racing, burnouts, and tion to establish the second stage filling road surface is poor with very uneven anti-social behaviour. If you would like [email protected] operation. We had five different people levels which causes a great deal of truck to contribute to the camera fund, dona- present and explain the issues with the noise, especially if trucks are empty. tions can be paid to 12-3030-0684478-03. ACCOUNTS & CIRCULATION new consent. Despite our best efforts Auckland Transport have not been re- Like all community groups, we rely Pam Rutherford 536 7164 the consent was granted, meaning several ceptive to improving this section of road on local residents putting up their hands [email protected] more years of trucks on Twilight Road. despite our application for them to do so. to help. If you would like to support However we did achieve similar condi- Brookby Quarry continues to operate BEPS by becoming a member, annu- UPCOMING FEATURES tions of operation to the existing consent. within the boundaries of its resource al subscriptions are just $30. Email 7 August - Urban East It was very good to have a local stream consent. In general the quarry is respon- [email protected] for further 14 August - Real Estate proposed for mitigation work which the sive to community complaints and tries information. court accepted. The last consent allowed to address any issues. We attend the Find us on Facebook: Save Brookby. The Pohutukawa Coast Times is distributed weekly to 6200 homes 1. Email: [email protected] a photo of yourself with and businesses in: Whitford, Brookby, your Ag Day animal. Make sure the photo is high quality Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon, (it needs to be at least 300kb le size) Alfriston, Kawakawa Bay, Orere Pt, 2. Include your name, year group at school, your pet’s Hunua, Paparimu AG DAY name, school you go to, mum/dad/caregiver’s name and contact phone number. Enter now Entries must be received by 5pm Fri 25 September 2020. Member of the New Zealand PHOTO COMPETITION Community Newspapers Association WECS files for High Court judicial review Whitford Estuaries Consevation Society “We are hopeful this will now open dia- WECS and provided guidance in the (WECS) has filed for a judicial review of logue with Auckland Council, which was application. the variation granted by Auckland Coun- denied in response to correspondence in Barry Wade says the society will keep the The PC Times 20 years ago: cil, which allowed treated wastewater to September 2019,” says Barry. community informed with further updates 28 July 2000: Police renew Beachlands be discharged into the Turanga River. Barry says that there are rumours within as the review progresses. “We would also camera call. Spokesperson Barry Wade describes it the community that WECS is opposed to like to thank all our supporters for their as a “very extensive set of documents”, any development in the area. “This is ab- financial contributions enabling us to get which was filed in four parts with the solutely not the case. Our focus and desire us this far.” High Court. is to reach a positive outcome ensuring Notice has been served on Auckland healthy estuaries for the whole community Council, which must now advise its posi- to enjoy and benefit from.” Weekly Tide Chart tion by 13 August. 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Don’t rely on emergency water tanker where required. supplies this summer - that’s the message Last summer, Auckland Council pro- from Auckland Council, which is encour- vided emergency relief to rural residents aging single-tank residents to consider in- with temporary filling stations. Another 44 stalling a second water tank in preparation million litres of water was supplied from for another dry summer. Watercare filling stations and dispensed The council has waived resource consent from dairy tankers employed in rural fees for the installation of rainwater tanks locations to help distribute water faster. at residential properties. Beachlands/Maraetai recorded the highest “Now is the best time to get a new rain- consumption of dairy tanker water supply water tank,” says Auckland Mayor Phil in Auckland. Goff, who has three water tanks on his But this summer, Auckland Council Clevedon property. warns that emergency supply stations will “Extra storage is particularly important not be available. The council says Auck- for those in areas without reticulated sup- landers not connected to the Watercare ply and installing a tank now to collect supply network will need to pay more the winter rain offers the best opportunity attention to their water levels as there to have an additional supply in place by will not be the funds available to offer summer.” emergency supply stations and tankers This photo taken of Watercare’s Hunua dam last week shows that water levels remain low, despite recent rain. Last summer, Pohutukawa Coast resi- this coming summer. dents experienced long waits for private “There is an urgency for rural residents ways be available. Having an independent of reduced water supply and council will operators to deliver water, with many and property owners to plan for the fu- source able to deal with these unpredict- continue to support Aucklanders to pre- people running out of water entirely. ture,” says Planning Committee chair able situations is invaluable. pare for changes that are coming.” “We want people to avoid a similar Chris Darby. “There needs to be a more mature, re- For full details about installing an addi- situation next summer, so property own- “Drier than normal conditions are pre- sponsible approach to not just the imme- tional water tank on your property, visit ers should consider installing additional dicted to continue, and water may not al- diate situation but to the long-term effects aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. tanks.” An average four-person household uses more than 43,000 litres of water in a 60- LAND SURVEYORS Legal issues? Need to find the right lawyer to help you? day period. One 25,000 litre tank will I am Devon McDonald of the law firm Swayne McDonald. Our legal team of six Hollier Greig Ltd lawyers and registered legal executives has more than 140 combined years of require several top-ups during the dry LAND SURVEYORS & LAND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS legal practice experience. summer months if there is no rainfall. A member of the D.N. Book Consultants Group We can help you in a wide range of legal matters – including conveyancing, Residents taking advantage of the re- When considering: relationship property, small businesses, leases, wills, estates and family trusts. source consent fee waiver to install a tank • Subdivision of Rural, Residential and Commercial land Call us for an initial relaxed and confidential chat about your legal needs. • Redefinition of boundaries for building or fencing We’ll have the right lawyer to help you. • Engineering and topographical surveys will still need to comply with resource, Branch office conveniently located at: building and health and safety codes, and PH: JOHN GREIG 292-8745 Botany Junction, corner Ormiston Road use licensed installation professionals McNICOL RD, CLEVEDON • Devon McDonald & Te Irirangi Drive. Phone 265 2700. Visit us at: www.smlaw.co.nz
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