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Children’s burn camp makes a flying start From those who were attending the Annual Children’s Burn Camp for the sixth time to those who were a bit nervous as it was their first experience, around 35 burns survivors from all over New Zealand gathered at Willow Park Christian Camp at Eastern Beach on Friday. The five-day camp, hosted by the Burn Support Charitable Trust, started with Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown reaching out to the young and enthusiastic burn survivors who were looking forward to making new friends and finding their own voice.
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wo of the opponents of a proposed east Auckland apartment development say they’re as determined as ever to stop it from going ahead. Box Property Ltd initially planned to build 71 apartments with 113 parking spaces on the former Steward Motors site in Sandspit Road and Reydon Place. The land is over the road from Howick College and Cockle Bay School and is in Auckland Council’s ‘single house zone’. Box Property says the project is an ‘integrated residential development’ (IRD), but its opponents disagree. The council denied the initial resource consent application in 2019, saying traffic and environmental concerns were too prevalent. Box Property has since downsized its plans to a proposed 54 units with 84 parking spaces. It’s appealed the declined
consent application to the Environment Court. The company’s efforts have faced outspoken resistance from numerous locals including the Cockle Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association, chaired by Laurie Slee, and Sel Pratt, who lives in Reydon Place.
“I can understand why many of the local residents are upset. David Jans, Box Property director
Slee disagrees the proposal complies with the definition of an IRD, which tend to be rest and retirement homes, he says. “We are [also] very concerned about the environmental impacts. “The site is contaminated with asbestos and petroleum products. “There’s a whole series of
environmental issues, which were touched on by Forest and Bird in their submission. “We’re very concerned with school safety and the traffic.” Pratt says the ongoing battle over the development has led to multiple people in his street moving because they’ve “had a gut’s full”. “They just got away from it. Four households have gone and I’m next. “I will leave but I’m committed to fight on. [One couple] said, ‘the minute you go on the market, we’re going on the market’. “At no time at any of these discussions has anyone in the street said it [the development] will affect our properties. “We are not nimbys and never will be.” Box Property director David Jans says Auckland has a “significant” housing shortage as a result of its population growing by 100,000 new residents each year. ➤ Turn to page 3
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