Problem drive now repaired

By Frank Neill

The driveway at a rental home in Wainuiomata has now been repaired, some 18 months after the property manager was informed about the issue.

That’s “great news,” says Wira Te Paa, who took up the cause of the major slump in the driveway on behalf of the young couple renting the property.

The couple have had to replace three car tyres owing to the slump in the drive.

After Ms Te Paa had contacted the property manager at Harcourts and had received no reply, she approached the “Wainuiomata News” in October 2022.

That approach came after the tenants had talked to her about the problem, but did not want to pursue it with Harcourts’ property manager “because they are frightened they might get kicked out”.

She hoped that by raising the issue with the paper that it would result in the driveway being repaired.

Nothing happened, however, until quite recently.

“It turns out the Harcourts property manager was on maternity leave, and that’s why it was left so long,” Ms Te Paa says.

Once she returned to work after bring on maternity leave, she began working on the problem and the driveway is now repaired.

“I’ve sent her an email thanking her,” Ms Te Paa says. She also understands that Harcourts will compensate the tenants for the three tyres that have been destroyed.

“I’ve got to look around for some more work now,” she says.

Ms Te Paa is well known for her community service in Wainuiomata, particularly with older people. The driveway before it was repaired.

Dawn karakia to open upgrade

By Frank Neill

The Wainuiomata town centre upgrade will be opened with a Karakia Whakatuwhera on 20 June.

The dawn celebration will start at 6am, and people are asked to arrive by 5:45am.

Mana Whenua will lead the karakia which will then see the Queen Street and town centre space formally handed back to the community.

People attending the karakia meet outside Te P taka K rero o Wainuiomata (Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub), 1A Queen Street. Light refreshments will be served in the hub following the ceremony. The upgrade work is currently virtually complete.

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