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Government’s “soft on crime” approach to law and order was to blame for the spate of alleged gang shootings.

Brown, whose electorate encompasses Mellons Bay, said the shooting in Bleakhouse Road was “far too close to home for many [people] who live in a street which is known as a great place to live and raise a family”.

“It is only just a matter of time before someone is wounded or killed by the out-of-control gang warfare we are seeing in Auckland,” he said.

“This Government’s soft-oncrime approach isn’t working and New Zealanders know it.

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It acknowledges feedback from the community and notes “with concern” the impact on loss of trees along the corridor including the slip lanes, loss of berms, and access for residents.

Regarding the shooting in Bleakhouse Road, Adkin said police received reports just before 9pm on May 25 last year that a firearm had been discharged in the direction of a residential property.

No injuries had been reported and enquires were carried out to establish the circumstances of what had happened, including a review of available CCTV footage, he said.

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown at the time said the Labour

“I’ve had enough. My constituents have had enough. New Zealanders have had enough.

“It’s time for action against gangs and their illegal guns.”

Police have now revealed two men, aged 26 and 29 years old, had been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged discharge of firearms toward dwellings in Counties Manukau in May 2022.

A police spokesperson said the men were due to appear in the Manukau District Court on May 25 jointly charged with conspiracy to murder and common assault.

The board encourages the exploration of options for reducing the impact on existing infrastructure and notes with concern the long timeframe from the notices of requirement through designation to completion.

It requested any removed trees are replaced like-for-like and “wherever possible, retain trees and or relocate them to another site in close proximity and explore other options including sale or distribution”.

The board asked for barriers to be provided to protect people who walk and cycle past residential properties in the area.

It also wants planners to explore the use of Chapel Road as the key walking and cycling infrastructure to support changes made to Te Irirangi Drive as part of the rapid transit project.

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