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Briefs

Man ‘with knife’ arrested

Police arrested and charged a 44-yearold man with burglary and two counts of breaching a protection order, after an incident on Victoria Rd last week. Officers were called to Victoria Rd around 5.25pm on 19 June after witnesses reported the man had approached a person in a car while holding a knife. Police said this was a family-harm incident, and that the man was arrested on the street, after the victim had left the area. The man appeared in North Shore District Court last Tuesday and was remanded in custody.

Devon Park cliff work

A palisade wall and ‘cliff nails’ are two of the options being considered for a cliff face near the Devon Park apartments at Stanley Point, to counter the impact of adverse-weather events. Apartments in the complex’s west wing were initially red-stickered after heavy rain in February, but residents were later allowed to return. Devon Park body-corporate chair David Rowland said last week that geotechnical engineers had conducted further inspections. Options include building a palisade wall and/or cliff nails along the cliff face nearest the west wing apartments to reduce long-term regression caused by erosion or severe weather,” he said.

Officials back down on consents info

Auckland Council has done an about-turn on withholding resource consent applications, after pressure from the Flagstaff and Devonport-Takapuna Local Board member George Wood (pictured).

Until recently, the consents have been sent on by some board members to residents groups and the news media to alert them of any applications of wider public interest.

But council staff recently told board members they were sent the lists to help them carry out their duties “and it was not intended that this information be shared”.

Any member of the public, company or entity could subscribe to the weekly lists at a cost of more than $1600 a year, a staff member told the members.

Wood, who had previously passed on the lists, considered the instruction illogical.

All council information was public unless there was a reason to withhold it, said Wood, who sought further clarification.

So did the Flagstaff, which called in its 16 June issue for the resource consents to remain freely available.

Last week, a council spokesperson said the practice had been reviewed: “The resource consents team have confirmed that the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is able to share the list of lodged resource consent applications with you, as per your previous arrangement.”

Wood was happy the public and residents groups would continue to be informed, but remained confused over why the ruling to ban circulation was issued in the first place.

Board chair Toni van Tonder said she was pleased the situation had been clarified, but noted that resource consents were raw applications that had not been reviewed by council and could be a long way from approval.

• Wood was also on the case last week over the board’s use of confidential sessions for some of its workshops.

Though previously a supporter of closed workshops, he challenged van Tonder on why the board, having chosen to continue an open-workshop policy, was not applying it universally.

The session in question was a budget discussion with staff. Before it began, Wood said: “We’re supposed to do our business in the open.”

Van Tonder said in this case confidentiaity was needed to allow for free and frank conversations.

“We’ve been talking about stripping things back and now we need reallocations.”

Final decisions would be made at an upcoming open meeting, she said.

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27 Hemi Street

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Auction

Thursday 13th July at 1:00pm

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Spacious, Stylish Family Sanctuary By The Beach

This immaculate Devonport property ticks all the boxes and presents a luxurious, comfortable and beautifully functional living environment The original brick home was virtually rebuilt five years ago to create the high-quality modern sanctuary seen today, which accommodates large, blended or extended families with ease. A pragmatic, three-level floorplan offers five bedrooms, three plus bathrooms, three living areas, office and a hobby room, with the ground floor able to be completely self-contained Hemi Street is a quiet, tightly-held cul-de-sac just a short walk from iconic Narrow Neck beach and enjoys a wonderful, family-friendly atmosphere and real community vibe. Takapuna Grammar School, Belmont Intermediate and Vauxhall and Belmont Primary are within easy walking distance As well as the key open-plan living, dining and kitchen spaces, the middle level offers three bedrooms, a bathroom, office/hobby room and another large kids' lounge The top floor is a true parents' retreat and has an ensuite, two wardrobes and private lounge with kitchenette.

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$2,480,000

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If you are looking for an exceptionally large home in a sought-after Narrow Neck location, then come and have a look at 30B Hanlon Crescent This 'near new' home has four spacious bedrooms, four bathrooms, a huge open plan lounge with outer entertaining deck, superb modern kitchen, and an internal access double garage The main bedroom, with outer balcony, is a 'work of art' and has stunning City Skyline views Set in a great family friendly location, this idyllic residence boasts flexible living options and is perfectly suited to extended family living or work from home There are small easy care gardens and the huge double garage has room for all the essential beach toys / sports equipment that you will need as frequent visitors to Narrow Neck Beach, Wakatere Boating Club, local reserves, and the Waitemata Golf Club

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Belmont 50 Williamson Avenue

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Subdividable Diamond in the Rough

- Owned for 40 years, our elderly vendor is moving into retirement living;

- Massive 875m2 land - great development potential;

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- North facing garden with a concrete inground swimming pool (needs renovating);

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