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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

HELP SAVE ORAKEI HARDSTAND + Happy Fathers Day

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HELP SAVE ORAKEI HARDSTAND + Happy Fathers Day
Orakei Hardstand – We Need Your Support

The Auckland Council are seeking feedback on the changes at what was the Orakei Hardstand area. You will recall that the elected members on the Orakei Local Board controversially voted to scrap the hardstand and in their speak – adopt a transformation concept that would see the traditional hauling out of vessels for repairs and maintenance banned and the area converted to other use eg multi sport paddling centre , a park and other uses – BUT no haul out area.

So if you are worried about the demise of areas in Auckland to affordably haul out pleasure craft – please to do the following:
1. Click this link to open the on-line survey – note: there are only a few fields / questions (marked with an asterisk *) that require an answer. Also at the end they ask for a name – just make one up  🙂 and you do not have to enter our email address. SURVEY LINK  https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/thelanding2023?tool=survey_tool&tool_id=feedback-form#tool_tab
2. On the form – first question – tick ‘Do Not Support’
3. On the second page of the form, under the question –  ‘Do you support retention of a short stay haul out and hardstand facility for boat cleaning and/or anti-foul application?’ – please tick – ‘Strongly Support’

Many thanks for taking the time to help complete the form – hopefully we will get enough support for the Auckland Council to review / revise the situation. And what ever the outcome – come the next local election – vote out the dullards who voted to scrap the bailout facility, particularly the chairperson who ‘drove thru’ the outcome for no hardstand.

Here are – those that voted to close the haul out – Remember at election time

  • Scott Milne • Sarah Powrie • Margaret Joyce • Angus McPhee • Penny Tucker
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