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Park ‘n’ ride misses World Cup deadline Auckland Transport has shelved plans to build a partial park ‘n’ ride of 100 spaces in Silverdale in time for the Rugby World Cup, in favour of completing the full, 500 space facility with signalised intersection, pedestrian crossing and new bus station at a later stage. A spokesperson says delays in securing resource consent for the project means the opportunity to provide parking in time for the Rugby World Cup has passed. He said Auckland Transport lodged a resource consent application with Auckland Council in February, on a non-notified basis. However, an independent planning commissioner decided that it should be partially notified. That has now been done with the closing date for
Playcentre playgrounds could be silenced if funding cuts are implemented.
Playcentres face closure if taskforce this issue report recommendations adopted Inside Local folk
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Playcentres in Rodney are bracing themselves for a possible 63 percent cut force centres to close. The funding proposal is contained in Playcentre supporters from the a report released by an independent Mahurangi area will join a “Play In” at taskforce on Early Childhood Aotea Square in Auckland, on August Education (ECE). Consultation on 8, to draw attention to the issue. the report closes on August 8. Warkworth Playcentre past president
in government funding, which could
Meilla Kee is encouraging Playcentre families, past and present, to join the Play In and let the taskforce know how important Playcentre has been to their continued page 2
off the drawing board this month . . . .
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