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December 15, 2023
Heritage group worried about Esplanade... p7
Council admits beach pontoon botch-up... p9
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Santa Parade pictures... p30-33
Iwi tight-lipped on talk of another retirement village Speculation is mounting that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is investigating the possibility of another retirement-village project on the Devonport peninsula. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei owns 28.7ha on the peninsula, including the 4.25ha which was leased to Ryman Healthcare for its William
Sanders retirement village in Ngataringa Rd. A treaty settlement included the transfer of swathes of Navy land – much of it previously used for Navy housing – valued at $96 million. The five-storey Ryman village on the Wakakura block is close to fully occupied,
with a final release of apartments on the market. The land lease is for 150 years. The Flagstaff has been told Ngāti Whātua is in the early stages of investigating another similar project on the peninsula. Its holdings include sites in Bayswater, To page 2
Pop stars revel in bubble bonanza
Soap opera... Giant bubbles proved a huge source of excitement at Friday After 5 in Clarence St, which welcomed summer with an evening of music, food and fun. Pictures, pages 10-13.