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fight has broken out over a proposal by a leading civil engineering company to expand truck movements from Clevedon Quarry by up to 1300 per cent.

In decisions on the Auckland Unitary Plan, the Special Purpose – Quarry Zone was expanded and recognised as a regionally significant quarry.

Fulton Hogan currently operates the quarry and now proposes to expand the quarry, previously known as Warren Fowler Quarry - and increase the annual production over several years to 2 to 3 million tonnes per year, according to the Clevedon Protection Society, a community working group with 12 core members.

The group that has engaged with Fulton Hogan and Auckland Council and has provided a submission on short-term overburden application is urging people to sign a petition to be presented to council.

The petition, addressed to Fulton Hogan, Auckland Council, Papakura/Franklin Councillors and community board, aims to protect Clevedon from increased quarry activities.

Hoping to get around 2000 signatures, the petition calls for

restrictions to truck movements which Fulton Hogan has applied for.

Resident Jason De Graff, who lives across the quarry at Highridge Road, says a public meeting attended by around 450 Clevedon residents was held last Tuesday at the community hall.

Mr De Graff has lived in Clevedon all his life and says he purchased a property at Highridge Road six years ago mainly because of the view.

“Though the public meeting was well attended, the locals don’t realise the massive impact the expansion of the quarry will have,” he says.

He believes the value of his property is going to plummet and fears that the locals “don’t have the financial clout to fight a company like Futon Hogan.

“They have millions of dollars to spend on the lawyers.

“We are worried that just 450 locals don’t have kind of money power to match them.”

Auckland Council’s Robert Hunter, manager Projects, Practice and Resolutions, Resource Consents, has confirmed council received a resource consent application from Fulton Hogan to expand the current quarry activities at its McNicol Rd site.

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ut of 163 entries from around the country, they have made it to the top 10.

Local duo, Isla Macleod and Ashleigh Reid are thrilled to have made as finalists after competing with top guns in TVNZ’s web series competition, New Blood.

The initiative cofounded by TVNZ and broadcast funding agency NZ On Air is to discover New Zealand’s new blood by a panel of judges who select 10 finalists. Now it is up to the public to vote for their favourite pilot episode by the end of June.

The winner gets $100,000 to make the rest of the series.

Former deputy head girl of Maclean College, Isla co-created Oddly Even with Ashleigh, alumni of St Kentigern College, now a successful wedding videographer.

The 12-minute pilot, on the lines of Bridget Jones meets Offspring (popular Australian TV series), relates to young Kiwi boys and girls from ages 18-30.

It’s a refreshing change from the glut of American and British sitcoms that hit New Zealand television screens. Isla says: “There is nothing to watch on television for people my age, apart from a few, like New Zealand TV drama, Outrageous Fortune which has

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stopped running. This was a perfect opportunity to create something for young Kiwis and pursue something we love doing.”

Having graduated from NZ Broadcasting School in Canterbury along with co-director Ashleigh, Isla says she is grateful that all crew members, also friends from Broadcasting School worked free.

As did the cast, that comprised of graduates from top acting schools in the country. “We didn’t pay a single person and called on lots of favours and lack of sleep,” she laughs.

“We shot mostly on weekends and after work since every single person works full time,” says Isla who has been working with TV production.

“We are very much new blood and if we win the $100k we will

pay the cast and crew. It will be the ultimate thank you.”

She says the feedback has been very encouraging.

“The music is also local. They are all Kiwi emerging bands and are friends of friends,” she says.

The voting is open from June 1-29 on TVNZ On Demand and the winner of the finalists is decided by public vote.

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A Member of Parliament since 1993, including nine years as a Minister, Mrs Dyson visited east Auckland on Monday, at the invitation of Labour candidate for Botany, Tofiq Mamedov.

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Mrs Dyson says most seniors had a common generational vent — they were concerned about the future of their grandchildren.

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offering future generations less than previous generations had during their life.”

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clevedon quarry

Community fears quarry expansion ➤➤From page 1 “It proposes to increase its annual production, over several years, to approximately 3 million tonnes per year.

The application is fully notified, and the public is able to view the application on our website and make submissions until July 5,” he says.

“No decisions will be made until all of the submissions have been considered, and if appropriate, a hearing is held.”

All of the application documents and submission information can be found here, scroll down to the second application: ➤➤www.aucklandcouncil.govt. nz/en/ratesbuildingproperty/ consents/getinvolved/pages/ currentpubliclynotifiedconsents. aspx ➤➤our.actionstation.org.nz/ petitions/protect-clevedonfrom-increased-quarryactivities?source=facebookshare-button&time=1496522983

The Clevedon Protection Society highlights its key concerns with the Fulton Hogan proposal: ➤➤Daily truck movement increasing from an average 100 to 1306 per day (or up to 90 per hour) - a 1300 per cent increase - Annual tonnage increase from 201,152 to 3,000,000 per year ➤➤Operating hours increase from 10 to 15 hours Monday to Saturday (50 per cent increase), with up to 24/7 operations as

Fulton Hogan currently operates the quarry and proposes to expand the quarry and increase the annual production over several years.

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required including four truck movements per hour over night. ➤➤Removal of up to 80,000,000 tonnes of aggregate over the next 35 years The Clevedon Protection Society says if the proposal is consented by Auckland Council, it will destroy the unique Clevedon amenity and rural lifestyle that so many people enjoy.

They say that though they are not seeking to close the quarry, they want Fulton Hogan to urgently reconsider its application.

They fear that the community

and environment cannot sustain what is being proposed and Fulton Hogan’s proposal must be substantially reduced so as not to create irreversible environmental and social damage.

They want Fulton Hogan to explore all possible alternative transport routes and options.

As one of the first quarry applications under the new Unitary Plan, the protection society also “urges” council to “very carefully consider this application and recognise the deep opposition

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Unitary Plan places more importance on quarries to support the growth of the city, the environmental and community interests of Clevedon are just as fragile and important as they were when the Environment Court made its ruling.

The roads to and from the quarry are simply not fit for purpose, and their use to transport up to 3,000,000 tonnes of aggregate a year from the quarry will drive all other users off the road including pedestrians, walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

Residents along the primary truck route will be subject to significant increases in noise, dust, vibration and road safety issues which will result in a significant loss of amenity.

This application will have a dramatic impact on a raft of outstanding community and environmental amenities including the National Te Araroa Walking Trail, the Wairoa River, various horse riding and cycle routes, the residents along McNicol and Tourist roads, Clevedon Farmers Market, Clevedon Polo and Equestrian Industry, Clevedon Village and more.

The proposed quarry expansion also poses a significant environmental risk to the Wairoa River and all parts of the community which operate along its shores.

This application will have a lasting negative impact on a very special part of Auckland with many outstanding natural and community amenities.

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eading resources and civil engineering company Fulton Hogan has lodged a resource consent application with Auckland Council to expand operations at Clevedon Quarry.

Matthew MacMahon, Fulton Hogan Auckland Regional manager, says the company is responding to increasing demand for aggregate from new regional road and rail networks as well as a large increase in residential construction activity across the Auckland region.

“Clevedon Quarry, first opened in 1963, sits within a Special Purpose Quarry Zone and has been identified within the Auckland Unitary Plan as a significant regional resource of aggregate,” Mr MacMahon says.

“The annual demand for aggregate from the Auckland region is forecast to increase a further 50 per cent by 2031, and Clevedon Quarry has a significant resource of high quality Greywacke rock to help meet this need for up to 30 years,” he says.

By way of example, the construction of an average New Zealand house requires 250 tonnes of aggregate, while 4000 tonnes of aggregate is required to construct a single kilometre of state highway.

As more quarries close around Auckland and demand keeps increasing, more aggregate would otherwise need to come from the Waikato and Northland with additional costs and vehicle emissions.

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Clevedon Quarry has been identified as a significant regional resource of aggregate.

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generated by Clevedon Quarry will depend on how demand ramps up over time, and truck movements can fluctuate greatly from day to day (and even during a day) depending upon what projects are currently being supplied.

However, the number is expected to rise steadily over the next 5-10 years, and Fulton Hogan is applying for resource consent for up to 90 truck movements per hour at peak times. The main transport route to Auckland will be via McNichol and Tourist roads.

Fulton Hogan has requested that Auckland Council publicly notify the resource consent application, and this is likely to occur in July or August this year. This will enable

the public and businesses to make submissions on the consent application.

An earlier resource consent application by Fulton Hogan for a two year project to remove ‘overburden’ from the quarry site to create a larger extraction face to support future expansion will not result in more truck movements than the current resource consent.

Fulton Hogan said it has been consulting and communicating with Clevedon residents and has engaged with the Clevedon Quarry Community Working Group. The company has also had meetings with a range of different groups to discuss the resource consent including the Franklin Community Board and local MPs, Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki, Ardmore School and the Ministry of Education.

“We wish to operate Clevedon Quarry in a safe and responsible manner to meet the growing aggregate needs of the Auckland region, and we look forward to continued dialogue with the Clevedon community to address any issues as we work through the resource consent process,” Mr McMahon says.

Fulton Hogan said it has a strong track record in the operation of safe and environmentally responsible quarries, with more than 40 quarries currently under management. ➤ Link to Fulton Hogan Application: drive. google.com/open?id=0B06XyPRok7NNDNHd0dCMTMwQms

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The Government is working hard to build a safer New Zealand.

On Monday next week, June 19 at 7pm, I am hosting a public meeting about Law & Order at the Pakuranga Golf Club on Botany Road.

The meeting is being held to hear from locals about law & order issues, and to share some of the work that is underway.

I am being joined by the Law & Order Committee chairman from Parliament, Kanwaljt Bakshi, and our local East Counties Manukau Area Commander, Inspector Wendy Spiller, as presenters.

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Police staff will be boosted by 1125 with extra frontline officers across all Police districts.

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We have more funding going towards reducing youth offending with new initiatives such as rehabilitation and integration services.

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A continued investment in Law & Order will help to ensure that New Zealand is even safer.

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A week after I graduated with my Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science, I was on a plane back to Maui where I would spend the next two-and-a-half years of my life working as a marine naturalist - educating, inspiring, and connecting with people from all walks of life, not to mention spending a part of everyday under the water where I feel most at home.

I made the decision to try to effect more change in the world by putting myself through law school – a 3-year graduate degree in the States - with a focus on environmental and natural resource law. After positions with the Natural Resource Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and the International Law Section at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, I moved down here to New Zealand to marry a kiwi who had stolen my heart.

With my 30-some-odd years of animal study, and my passions for people, nutrition and the environment, I created Ella Bella’s to be a place where people could expect more when it comes to their animals and their families. A place where you could turn for experienced, personalised advice and a high-quality range of unique, hand-selected products. I have always aimed to provide unbiased animal nutrition advice and holistic, natural approaches to animal ailments. For many of us, our animals are family members, not just pets, and we need a place to turn with all of our questions, issues, worries, hiccups, and, of course, funny stories - Ella Bella’s has been that place.

When my husband and I made the decision to purchase the run-down pet store in the heart of Howick Village, it was with the understanding that I would take on this business as I take on every path I have chosen - wholeheartedly and always being true to myself. The result has been overwhelming and incredible thanks to your support and your love for your animals. We had hoped after the first couple of years that we would have someone to take over managing the day-to-day of the business so that I could return to law and spend Saturdays with my family; however, that has proven more difficult than we imagined. Given the level of service and knowledge you have come to expect from us, and that I demand of us, I am unwilling to let just anyone take the reigns. You and your animals have become far too important to me. Therefore, rather than sell the business on for profit, we have made the painfully difficult decision that Ella Bella’s will close its doors at the end of business on Wednesday, June 21.

I am working on a simple web site that will be linked to our facebook page to provide a transition period - especially for those of you with animals on special diets - and I will be assisting in finding other stockists for you - even if I have to beg them to carry certain products! I aim to have this site live in the next week but it will be closed from July 3-July 26. Please check our facebook page for upcoming information on retaining your food loyalty count as I will make sure you all get your free bags from our suppliers - and, if need be, I will continue our web site until every single one of you has worked through your free bag. I mean that. I will also continue to do nutrition/holistic consults on an appointment basis (phone, in person, or via Skype) and have set up an email address for any of you who, at ANY time in the future, need some advice - on anything! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me at ellabellaspetboutique@gmail.com. I care deeply about each and every one of my customers and their families and will never be more than an email away. It is with great sadness that I will say goodbye but hope that you all understand. Ella Bella’s is a little piece of me but, in being true to myself, there are other pieces that dream of dusty law books and saving the oceans so that our children - four-legged and two - will have fresh water to drink and clean beaches on which to run.

I thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for all of your support and for taking such incredible care of the animals in your lives. You have all helped Ella Bella’s to thrive and made it the business it is today - from the East Auckland residents who live and breath ‘shop local,’ to those of you who have humbled us with your travel from across the North Island just to visit our little boutique. I wish you all the best for the future and please never hesitate to reach out if you need advice, want to share photos, or just want to say hi. Please, keep demanding the best for your animals. In Hawaiian, we say “O hui ho!” Until we meet again.

Sincerely,Tanya Cramoy Owner, Ella Bella’s Pet Boutique ellabellaspetboutique@gmail.com

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Miss Universe goal in sight for Chloe ■■By Kelly Teed

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he hope of bringing light to important issues is the drive behind one Miss Universe finalist.

Former Botany Downs Secondary College student Chloe Manga, 23, has been selected as part of the top 20 contestants who will vie to be crowned Miss Universe New Zealand.

Miss Manga studied a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Media, Film and Television and Maori Studies alongside a Bachelor of Laws now works as a solicitor for an Auckland law firm while she also studies part time towards a Masters of Laws.

She hopes to use her raised profile from competing in the competition to increase awareness about important issues in New Zealand, especially those affecting young Maori people.

It was after some encouragement from her best friend that she decided to enter Miss Universe and she aims to use her platform for good.

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Chloe Manga hopes to be a positive role model to young Maori women.

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encourage women to embrace their full potential and be confident within their own skin.

“As a young Maori lawyer, I also want to be a positive role model for women and to speak about important issues in our society.”

Miss Manga said after researching the competition, she was convinced it would be a valuable experience.

“It’s not just [about] stereotypical beauty, it’s much more than that. We work closely with Variety to raise funds through a number of different initiatives [and] also

learn business skills and public speaking skills.”

As a lawyer, Miss Manga has had the opportunity to work on matters for her iwi, Ngati Kahu, and hopes to continue in that area should she win the crown.

“It’s an opportunity to provide an important platform for important issues [such as] humanitarian issues, social cultural issues, indigenous peoples rights and treaty and crown obligations here in New Zealand.

“People’s rights are a big part for me, access to health care, access to justice and a range of different issues.”

Miss Manga praised the ‘give it a go’ attitude of the competition.

“It’s about getting out there elbatius t’nsi egami fi rotceV elbissoP and doing it, not worrying about ‘I don’t know if I’ll be good enough,” she said. “[With] a lot of it we’re constrained by our own insecurities but with this competition we’re required to get out there and come up with ideas and raise funds. That expectation really does build that confidence of what you’re capable of.”

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TV episode filmed at Howick Historical Village F

ollowing Queens Birthday weekend, Howick Historical Village sprang to life with a vengeance as cameras rolled and actors delivered their lines during the filming of an episode of the murder mystery series, The Brokenwood Mysteries.

Now entering its fourth season, this compelling New Zealand ‘who dunnit’ television series has achieved sales worldwide, averaging 3.4 million viewers per episode just in France alone where it is particularly popular.

The series is set in a fictional New Zealand country town called Brokenwood where Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) probes murder mysteries, aided and abetted by DC Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) and DC Breen (Nic Sampson).

Director Murray Keane was delighted working on location at the Howick Historical Village.

“It is absolutely awesome,” he said, raising his hand towards the cloudless, powder blue, winter sky.

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children’s programme, Secret Agent’s Men. “I loved the location then and even more so this time round as we have considerably more time here.

“The atmosphere is brilliant.

And we are so grateful to you guys (Howick Historical Village) for helping us out.”

Some regular Howick Historical Village volunteers added

authenticity to the setting by acting as extras. Colonial soldiers and villagers dressed in Victorian garb mingled with cast and crew, at times watching spell-bound as snippets of the mystery story unravelled before their eyes.

The Brokenwood Mysteries is made with support of broadcast funding agency NZ on Air and will be returning to Prime TV for series four later in 2017.

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➤ Community notices Holiday programme

HCYT July school holiday programme – 10 days of art, craft and drama activities around the theme of ‘Creepy Crawlies’, $25 per child per day. The programme runs from 9am-3pm, but children can be dropped off any time from 8am.

Phone 537-4943 or email hcyt@xtra. co.nz for more details or to make a booking.

Howick RSA Women’s Section 50th Golden Jubilee Birthday Luncheon, Saturday, July 29, 11.30am, Stockade Restaurant, Howick RSA, 25 Wellington St, Howick. Cost $27pp, partners and friends welcome. Tickets available from Jan Lawrence (V.Pres) 5347267, Margaret Jones 534-4157 or 027 5344157 (call or text) or any committee member.

Garden society

Papatoetoe Garden & Floral Art Society meet in the Wesley Methodist Church Hall, 37 Kolmar Rd, Papatoetoe on Tuesday, June 27 at 7.30pm. A floral demonstration

by Ann Haszard. Cut flowers, floral art exhibited, trading table and supper. Visitors and new members welcome. Phone Rose 278-2223.

Separated parents?

The Parenting Through Separation programme at Willowbank School is an excellent free programme which was developed by the Ministry of Justice to help separating parents achieve the best outcomes for their children. It is presented by a psychologist from Triple P NZ. Next sessions June 21 and June 28 (two parts 7pm-9pm) and Saturday, July 1 (9.30am-1.30pm). For more information and to register phone 579-1794.

Arabic storytelling

Highland Park Library, Sunday June 18 at 11am. Ahlan wa sahlan – come along to our Arabic storytelling session. Enjoy the language with storytelling, songs and activities to help children have a stronger connection to their language and culture in a friendly setting. Suitable for ages 3-8 years.

Parents are encouraged to be part of this experience. Following this, regular sessions will be held both at Botany Library starting Saturday July 1 at 3pm and Highland Park every third Sunday. Visit www. aucklandlibraries.govt.nz or phone 377-0209.

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Have you ever wanted to join a choir but never got round to it?

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Friendship

Eastern Beach Friendship Group meets again 10.30am at Willow Park on Monday, June 19. Guest speaker Kay Liddle lived in Papua New Guinea for many years and has some interesting stories to tell.

He’s been on the Australian, UK and New Zealand comedy circuits for years, and now the talented Jesse Griffin is bringing his expertise to the Uxbridge stage.

Jesse Griffin His character, country music legend Wilson Dixon, hails from Cripple Creek, Colorado, with a multitude of entertaining, melodic philosophies on life. Griffin started comedy in the early 1990s in Dunedin while at school, and carried on through his university years, moving to Melbourne in 1995 to enter drama school.

From 2004, he began performing as a solo comedian and travelled a lot to the UK, living there for an entire year in 2008.

He’s continued to perform in New Zealand, Australia and the UK after moving back home, and can’t wait to bring to Howickians the best of his repertoire next Friday night.

“The thing I’m most looking forward to is what I always look forward to when I perform live: the excitement of getting up in front of a crowd and making them laugh.

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Botany and Ormiston Times, Thursday, June 15, 2017 — 13 The report sets out strategic changes needed to address Auckland’s housing crisis.

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he Auckland Mayoral Housing Taskforce this week released its report to the Mayor, outlining major changes needed to address the city’s serious housing shortage.

The taskforce was set up by Mayor Phil Goff early this year with a terms of reference asking it to identify barriers and constraints to building new homes in Auckland at a speed and scale needed to meet the demand caused by population growth.

The taskforce membership brought together developers, builders, bankers, economists, architects and central and local government officials.

“This report sets out strategic changes needed to address Auckland’s housing crisis,” Mr Goff said.

“It is important for central and local government and the industry to analyse and respond to the report’s recommendations. Auckland has become unaffordable for first home buyers and renters.

“Unless we address these problems, housing shortage and unaffordability in Auckland will not only continue to cause serious social pressures, but will also hold back Auckland’s and New Zealand’s economic growth,” he said.

The report makes recommendations in three key areas: - developing at scale which includes building through the dips; - unlocking the availability of land with appropriate zoning and infrastructure; and - enabling efficiency and innovation in consenting and risk management.

“Firstly, the report says that unless we can provide greater continuity and certainty in building work, the industry will not scale up sufficiently and we will continue to build fewer houses than needed.”

It recommends a deliberate policy to build through the economic dips.

“In a small country like New Zealand, central government has in the past played a key role in this and today still needs to,” the Mayor said.

“It also recommends ways to tackle skills shortages that create constraints and cost pressures. Secondly, the report emphasises the constraints

created by shortage of funding to invest in the infrastructure needed for development to occur.

“The Auckland Unitary Plan has freed up land by zoning it for development. However, for development to take place, roading, water and community facilities need to be provided in order for the build to occur.”

The report addresses the role that the Housing Infrastructure Fund must play in allowing this to happen in Auckland and recommends the broadening of revenue sources for council including road pricing and devolution of funds from central government. “It promotes the potential to use other sources of funding such as targeted rates on those realising windfall profits from rezoning and new infrastructure so they contribute to the cost of that infrastructure.

“It raises concerns that changes in lending policies from banks and regulatory agencies could start to act as a drag on construction.

“Thirdly, the report makes a series of recommendations on consenting and risk management to facilitate housing being put in place.

“It recommends a warranty and insurance scheme to give assurance to consumers and to allow council to be more supportive of innovation in building methods.

“It calls for the Consenting Made Easy process being trialled by council to be fully implemented, and also says the building code and other legislation such as the Unit Titles Act requires an update. Also noted in the report is the advantage of innovation such as prefabrication to improve the speed and quality of construction and lowering costs. It points a way forward to better tackle the problem of housing shortage and affordability which Aucklanders and New Zealanders have signalled are major problems calling for new approaches.

“This report reflects the consensus findings of a cross-section of individuals representing groups across the housing industry. It deserves the close attention of central and local government,” Mr Goff said.

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However, he says, within the MHS zone many of the development standards have not changed significantly from the previous Manukau District Plan.

The height standard of eight metres remains the same and the yard and “height in relation to boundary standards” are not significantly different. The site cover is 40 per cent compared with Manukau legacy zoning of 35 per cent.

“The big change with the AUP,” he says, “is that it does not dictate how many houses a site can accommodate. This is left to a developer to see how they use their 40 per cent site cover allowance.

“With current housing stock of predominantly three-four bedrooms, the council is receiving many developments that are having more of a mix of two-three bedrooms.

Throughout many parts of Auckland there will be quite a change happening to the established character of suburbs as we try and find a solution for a rapidly expanding population without expanding the urban limits too rapidly.”

The AUP says that resource consent is required for three or more dwellings in the MHS zone.

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The development, involving two properties in Hattaway Avenue, Bucklands Beach, is presently being assessed by council planning officers.

Under the AUP, the area is zoned “mixed housing suburban” (MHS) which allows for houses up to two storeys, detached and attached.

But Dean and Julie Brickell, who live next door, along with a group of other residents, have taken their concerns to the council, believing that the type of development will have a detrimental effect on Bucklands Beach .

In a letter to the council, Barry Miller says the development should be considered as a notifiable consent and treated as if it were two separate titles.

“The changes this proposal makes under one title development are a long way from the expectation of the residents of Bucklands Beach,” he says.

Among other concerns are the detrimental effect the development may have on nearby property values; creating huge parking issues, already

a problem in the street; more environmental damage caused by storm water being piped out to the beach; and not being in keeping with the rest of development in the area.

“This development will stand out like an undesirable beacon that the people of Bucklands Beach don’t want,” Mr Miller says.

Immediate neighbours are concerned at the close proximity their houses will be to the townhouses and car parking spaces or carports planned for the other side of the fence.

Under the AUP, only one parking space per unit is required instead of two, which, the Brickells expect to result in between 10 and 15 additional cars trying to fit on the street in a place where previously maybe two were parked. Existing parking issues in summer with the beach nearby will be compounded.

In a reply to the residents, a council planning spokesman says a recommendation on whether the Hattaway Avenue application needs to be processed on a notified or non-notified basis has not yet been made.

“Without a doubt the AUP has changed what the potential nature of residential development will be like in Auckland in the coming decades,” he says.

“The AUP has had to address a need to create more houses at a rate never experienced by Auckland before.”

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eachlands 7-year-old Vittoria Broadhurst had her “best birthday ever” at Eden Park last week, thanks to her dad Chris winning a golden ticket to the iconic stadium.

Management consultant Chris Broadhurst shared his Eden Park story on Facebook as part of Eden Park’s ‘Our Neighbourhood’ golden ticket competition and was the lucky winner.

First prize was a 12-month Eden Park membership for four people, but with the Broadhurst family numbering five – Chris, wife Amy and children Saatchi (13), Preston (11) and Vittoria (7) – Eden Park didn’t hesitate to add a fifth membership to the prize pack.

Chris’s Eden Park story was about the special night last year when he took his 66-year-old father to his first ever All Blacks match and first ever match at Eden Park.

“I’ve been lucky enough to go to a few All Blacks games at Eden Park over the years but to be there with Dad and my two sons – the three generations of us – in the middle of a sell-out crowd at fortress Eden Park was an amazing

Eden Park CEO Guy Ngata (left) and general manager commerical Nick Sautner (right) with the Broadhurst family. Photo supplied

thing, especially for Dad to be part of it for the first time.”

He says last Tuesday night was another very special Eden Park experience for the family, witnessing the Blues’ historic 2216 victory against the British and Irish Lions and enjoying dinner in the members’ lounge before the game for the first time, on what daughter Vittoria described as her “best birthday ever”.

Meanwhile son Preston is on the fast track to playing on Eden Park. He has already represented New Zealand at tag rugby and Auckland at touch rugby, and attends King’s School on a scholarship, having caught the eye of King’s College rugby scouts.

“Friday night for our family is all five of us gathered around the TV watching Super Rugby so to be able to experience the games live at Eden Park is fantastic,” Chris says.

Eden Park chief executive Guy Ngata says the Eden Park team are certainly looking to add personality to the venue and make it more peoplefriendly, which is what the ‘Our Neighbourhood’ project is all about.

“There are so many people and families with generations of connections to Eden Park and stories to tell. Celebrating them is a way of celebrating Eden Park’s story,” he says.

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beach homes which are rented out during peak season at say $400 per night which owners say helps contribute to the annual outgoings on the property. The rest of the year they enjoy the use of the beach home and don’t worry about the rent they have received.

What about John and Jill who have a two bedroom apartment in the city and provide the second bedroom exclusively for accommodation on Airbnb and hold to the same argument that the accommodation helps with paying the outgoings so what’s this about paying tax.

Bernie says that the IRD are not sympathetic to this kind of attitude. The department have established clear guidelines and rules about what it refers to as ‘Mixed Use Assets’ and the above examples will all give rise to taxes being assessed by the IRD on the income received.

Just in case you thought it won’t be a problem, the IRD does have access to all the search engines including Airbnb, Trade Me, Bookabach, etc and is already investigating taxpayers and entities identified on these internet sites but not filing returns of their income. If you haven’t filed the income,

The Royal Family Varsity (East) Hip Hop Dance Crew are hosting a quiz evening at the Bucklands Beach Memorial Hall on Friday 30th June at 7.30pm. There will be beer, wine, soft drinks and pizza for sale. Platters of cheese and crackers are included in the entry fee of $10. Quiz Master for the evening is Aaron Ward, who played the Quiz Master in the TV series Nothing Trivial. Teams of 8-10 are invited to dress up, as well as decorate their table. There will be prizes for the best in each category as well as the winning team. Please contact Sara Dixon on 021-854418 to register teams.

Smokefree Pacifica Beats 2017 Sancta Maria College student Helen Pahulu will be competing as a solo act this weekend in the Auckland heats for the Smokefree Pacifica Beats 2017. Thirty-nine Auckland high school bands and solo-duos have entered the event. Founder and director Pete Rainey said meeting the entry criteria of having at least one Maori and/or Pacific element in their

performance had “hugely positive spin-offs”. The heats start at 1pm on June 17 at the Dorothy Winstone Centre at Auckland Girls Grammar School and tickets can be purchased from NZTix.co.nz.

Glasses found Reader John Dodds has found prescription glasses in a Spec Savers case from the middle of Botany Road between Pakuranga Golf Club and Golflands Motel two weeks ago. He was driving from Botany Town Centre on Botany Road to Highland Park. If you believe these are yours, contact jackieg@times.co.nz.

Night of Nations Coming up this Monday, June 19, Botany College will be hosting Night of Nations. The event from 7-9pm will feature performances from the college’s various cultural groups and international students, from Lion Dance to KPOP to African. An array of delicious cultural food stalls will be on offer for visitors to enjoy and all funds raised from the event will go towards Kidz First Hospital to help renovate the hospital’s emergency room.

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Mission Heights Junior College hosted the bi-annual cultural and food festival where every whanau was allocated a continent, and parents and students enjoyed sampling food from different parts of the world. The cultural committee organised a number of events that reflected the diverse and rich cultural heritage of the community. The festival also integrated the whanau learning contexts which made it real to students to work out budgets for their food preparation and sales in their maths class.

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irbnb is certainly the big talk at the moment with tales of very high accommodation rates being achieved by the growing number of property owners offering their homes, apartments and beach homes to the travelling public, says local Chartered Accountant Bernie Drumm.

Obviously the booming tourist market, coupled with the desperate shortage of commercial accommodation in the hotel/ motel sector, spills over to the Airbnb model which provides an attractive alternative for those seeking quality but ‘homely’ accommodation.

Take the Lions Tour as an example, Bernie knows of apartment owners who are renting their pads out for $2000 per week, way over the normal rent factor because the whole basis of assessing the tariff changes from weekly to per night rates.

The rental returns can be staggering and ‘too good to be true’ but that’s the nature of the accommodation market. So is this the easy way to obtain ‘fast money’ or is it the opening up of a huge can of worms for the unsuspecting property owner?

Bernie says that all rental income is specifically taxable under the Income Tax Act. However there is a common misconception that in some circumstances some rental income is not taxable.

Common explanations put forward are ‘it was only a one off’ or ‘it’s really boarding income’ or it was ‘only just for the holiday period’ and the really common one is ‘but the annual outgoings on the property are far greater than the rent I’m getting so I just didn’t worry about it’.

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Another nightmarish complication which could creep into this problem is GST. Residential rent is exempt of GST but accommodation is commercial by definition and subject to the $60,000 GST threshold.

Imagine being forced to register for GST, having to not only pay GST on the rent but also on the full sale price of the property when you decide to sell.

Fast Money? Yeah sure but don’t forget the taxman is watching so better to keep your nose clean and make sure you are getting the right professional advice, says Bernie.

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Pak College scrape through for win P

akuranga College’s 1st XV held on for a well-deserved 20-18 win against Papaptoetoe High School at the weekend.

The premiers took on Papatoetoe High School’s 1stXV in an exciting 1B competition match.

The game was held at Pakuranga College in almost perfect conditions. Although the competition was into week 5, this was Pakuranga College’s first home game of the season, so the stakes were high.

Going into the game Pakuranga College was in second place whilst Papatoetoe High School was third.

With the round robin coming close to an end and both teams needing wins to stay in the top four, it was sure to be a physical and exciting game by both teams.

The game started with Pakuranga coming out firing with early possession inside Papatoetoe’s 22.

After a well-executed lineout and mid-field crash there was a massive gap out on the side-line.

Pakuranga was quick to react to this with fast hands along the line before getting the ball to number 8 Carter Hackett who outran the Papatoetoe defenders and scored in the corner.

The try was then converted

by Pakuranga’s first five eighth Michaile Van Wyk. Quickly after the restart Pakuranga made their way back into Papatoetoe’s 22 where a penalty was awarded after a high

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Pakuranga College’s Jarvis Kahi makes some room.

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Van Wyk took advantage of the penalty and extended Pakuranga’s lead to 10-0 after 10 minutes.

After a slow start Papatoetoe found their way back into the game with multiple scoring opportunities that was cut short by Pakuranga’s “green wall” defence. Half way into the first half and with light rain coming down, both teams started to make mistakes both on attack and defence.

With many drop balls and fiftyfifty passes on Pakuranga’s side made an easy path for Papatoetoe to march up the field and score a try through the forwards.

Papatoetoe managed to convert the try making the score 10-7 in favour of Pakuranga college at half-

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time.

After a motivational speech by Pakuranga’s coach Darren Jardine at the break, the Pakuranga boys looked fired up. Scoring quickly in the first half due to some individual brilliance by Van Wyk and some passing along the line, Pakuranga’s centre Ethan Rakiraki scored the first try of the second half by dotting down in the corner.

A missed conversion put the score at 15-7.

Shortly after the restart Pakuranga found themselves crossing the try line again.

Fullback Ethan Laban ran through untouched after a very well executed set piece of a midfield scrum. Another missed kick put the score at 20-7. However, Papatoetoe

were not finished.

The visitors took another slow start to the half but found themselves back in it after two penalty kicks inside Pakuranga’s 22 after some silly mistakes by the home side. The score was 20-13 with 15 minutes left to play.

In the last 15 minutes Pakuranga found themselves with little ball possession and constantly defending inside their half. The “green wall” stood strong by not letting anyone past until they were caught off guard by a quick tap penalty and excellent hands by

Papatoetoe to score in the corner.

With the score at 20-18 with a conversion to come, tensions were high. With the ball in an ideal location and Papatoetoe’s kicker yet to miss a kick, things did not look good for Pakuranga.

However, the kick sailed wide making the final score 20-18 in Pakuranga’s favour.

This becomes Pakuranga fourth win of the season and third in a row. Pakuranga’s next home game is against Mangere College on June 17 with a 12pm kick-off.

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