Open cast mine planned for Te Arai Point
We have received this info from Lake Road Preservation Society which outlines the issues facing Te Arai from a vast expansion of the existing mine at Lake Road, please take the time to view their video and sign the petition: Open Cast Mine planned for…
Auckland Council Environment and Community Committee meeting October 2017
It has been a while since our last update but rest assured our crew of volunteers have not been resting on our laurels, there has been countless hours of emails, meetings and phone calls with council working towards better outcomes for the community and the…
Quiz Night Fundraiser 13th July
Get your thinking caps on and make sure you head to The Club on Thursday 13th July for a fundraiser quiz night. Only $10 per person with maximum of 6 people per team. Don’t worry if you dont have a full team, come along and…
Submit your views on the Auckland Council Annual Budget TODAY
You have only till the 27th March 2017 to have your say Last night there was a community meeting led by Auckland Council Parks to inform the community of what is happening at the Te Arai Regional Park and the new reserve north. There was…
Choked
MPs standing up for our local beach. Steven Joyce has got it wrong and clearly hasn’t been fully informed of the situation. On 18 DEC 2015 the public had a 50m wide easement along pacific road. It is now getting choked down to 20m…
Te Arai Situation Update – December 2016
Here is an update of the current situation as we know it at Te Arai North. SAVE Te Arai and other groups have been diligently working behind the scenes in communication with Council, Councillors and members of Parliament to try and get a better outcome…
Illegal earthworks in public reserve – September 2016
Hi all, it has been a while since our last posts. The committee has been working diligently behind the scenes to achieve better outcomes than have been proposed. Unfortunately our requests for information from Council are being delayed but the outcomes for both the Pacific…
Parks and Rec General Manager, Mace Ward, to resolve access issues at Pacific Road Carpark…. Maybe
Many have read the 20/5/2016 article in the NZ Herald that the developers have agreed to leave Pacific Road and the current carpark alone. General Manager of Parks, Sport and Recreation for Auckland Council, Mace Ward contacted SAVE Te Arai on Friday afternoon to inform…
Easement changes need to go through Central Government
In an effort to clarify many community members concerns. ANY changes to the easement along Pacific Road need to be sent to the Responsible Ministers under the Crown Forest Assets Act. As part of this process the affected community needs to be publicly notified and…
Council Ruling in 2015 as to whether the movement of the carpark had to be notified
Below is the full excerpt that outlines concerns from advisers to the council (Richard Hollier) and that it is important to ‘safeguard’ future access. Much of which has been relinquished through this non-notified process. Do you think that the restriction of the level access to…
