June 26, 2015
Torpedo Bay walkway on hold agai … p5
Students’ table topping recyling scheme… p7
Interview: writer Robert Glancy… p18
Pedestrian bridge plan across Ngataringa Bay A multimillion-dollar bridge across Ngataringa Bay is proposed as part of an Auckland-wide initiative to improve cycling and walking routes. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Greenways Plan was initiated by Auckland walking and cycling lobby group The Greenways Project, and developed by council staff. The plan identifies three walking and cycling
paths on the Devonport peninsula as “priority projects.” A walkway bridge between Ngataringa Park and Wakakura Crescent that avoids Lake Road is “worth exploring,” the plan says. The precise location for the route within land at Wakakura Crescent, now owned by Nga-ti - ra-kei, is undetermined and subject Wha-tua o O
to consultation with the landowner. There is an existing path along the esplanade, or the existing road which could be utilised, the plan states. The exact location for a shared path “is dependent on the future development of 1-88 Wakakura Crescent,” it says. To page 2
Whose idea was this?…John Lethaby, Peter Dunn and Steve Browning (from left to right) after taking the plunge in the Devonport midwinter swim last Sunday. John Duder, at 77 the oldest swimmer in the event, is behind them and Kent Hallman is on the far right. Story and more pictures p 31
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Andrew North is consistently recognised as one of the country’s top Auctioneers. It is testament to his extraordinary auctioneering skills that he has made it into the finals of every Auction competition he has ever competed in. This year he is particularly delighted to have been acknowledged as the National REINZ Auctioneer of the Year where Harcourts agents made up 3 of the top 4 finalists. Andrew calls most of his Auctions from Devonport through to Takapuna and whilst he concedes
LICENSED AGENT REAA 2008 property is easy to sell through this part of the world he has loved being able to develop his skills working with some of the most savvy buyers and sellers in the country. The residents have all been so generous sharing information about the history and intricacies of the location. Often it is the little things that make the biggest difference when trying to achieve a great result for a client. Andrew remembers all too well the initial resistance to Auctions, particularly in Devonport where the Tender approach seemed in vogue. Now it could not be more different. Harcourts have worked