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Issue 1 – 15 March 2019Issue 1 – 15 March 2019Issue 1 – 15 March 2019 Issue 96 – December 9, 2022

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Shock in store for Shore as Mayor slashes budget... p2 Takapuna swimmer breaks slew of records... p6

Could co-ops solve local housing squeeze?... p13 Council retreats from threat to block walkway

Council plans to fence off part of the coastal walkway from Takapuna to Milford have been shot down after they were revealed by the Rangitoto Observer.

After negotiations broke down between Auckland Council and owners of a strip of private coastal land used by walkers, council officers said the path would be fenced off from the adjacent council reserve.

But the Observer’s 25 November report on the threat to the popular walkway has prompted a swift response from local-body politicians, who appear to have been blindsided by the officers’ stance.

North Shore councillor Richard Hills said the article came as a surprise, and that he had sought advice and information from officers.

“We have not been advised of any proposals or recommendations,” he said.

“In the meantime, I have asked council not to

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Counting down to Christmas

Tree time... Nanny Savannah Williams took excited Belmont sisters Luna Crause, aged 3, and Harper, 6, on an outing to the Takapuna Christmas Carnival. More pictures, pages 11-12.

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