QRLANDO + ORAKEI HARDSTAND UPDATE

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QRLANDO + ORAKEI HARDSTAND UPDATE

Todays woody is a wee bit of a mystery and comes to us from the William Tension collection > Auckland Library Heritage Collection > Lew Redwood fb.The photo is captained ‘motorboat and rowing dinghy moored in a creek. The motorboat is flying a pennant with the name Orlando’ The date listed.states 1920>1929.
Harold Kidd has commented that there was an Orlando in Dunedin c.1912/13
Are we able to learn more about Orlando and what became of her.


ORAKEI HARDSTAND UPDATE 

I received advice yesterday on feedback from the recent ‘public’ consultation process that the Orakei Local Board called for. These findings will be discussed / reviewed at the boards next meeting – this Thursday -16th Nov. address details below. The topic is #1 on the agenda and its a public meeting, so I encourage all interested people to attend – being the first item, you can depart after topic #1, I could not think of anything more boring than listening Scott Milne and his cronies for too long.

Interesting that Auckland Council’s marine biosecurity staff have recommended that the local board consider maintaining a limited area of facilities at the Landing for short stay cleaning and antifoul application. Staff from the Parks and Community Facilities Department also note the biosecurity benefits of a hardstand.

Clear public support for a hardstand at The Landing

Results of the Ōrākei Local Board public consultation on retention of the hardstand at Okahu Bay shows a clear majority (64%) support retention of a short stay haul out and hardstand facility for boat cleaning and/or anti-foul application.

So woodys will The Ōrākei Local Board give due regard to the public input they sought? Will they protect the Hardstand’s designation in the Marine Precinct specified in Auckland’s Unitary Plan?

The Orakei Local Board needs to receive the feedback generated by their public consultation on The Landing and revise their draft refresh plan to incorporate a hardstand facility.

MEETING LOCATION:  St Chads Church and community centre, 38 St Johns Rd Remuera, 3pm Thursday 16th Nov. 2023

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4 thoughts on “QRLANDO + ORAKEI HARDSTAND UPDATE”

  1. BUT the hard-stand is under OUR fronjt deck and it’s noisy and smelly. It must be replaced by calm so we can enjoy our de-cafe oatmillllk lates in peace.

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  2. Parks and Communities have recommended that the hardstand be closed. This is despite the lack of any definitive quantifiable and verifiable information that there are sufficient and suitably located haul out and hardstand facilities in the Auckland region to enable boat owners (displaced from The Landing and regionally) to comply with regional and inter regional marine biosecurity requirements.

    Council and the Orakei Local Board have brushed aside numerous submissions to address this issue and the Auckland Marina Users Assoc believes Auckland Council/OLB will be failing its leadership obligations under the Biosecurity Act if it considers any of the consultation report recommendations before such data is available.

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  3. Yes, Ed, some people in the council and other places think people who own boats are all “rich pricks”, so they have plenty of time on their hands. Interesting venue as well.

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