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King tides return Flood waters again crept across Maraetai Drive on Thursday (February 1) due again to the king tides. Times photographer Wayne Martin shot this image. While not nearly as disastrous as the flooding which hit the same spot in a major storm just weeks beforehand (January 5 and 6), residents and store owners were still understandably very anxious. Auckland Transport reported a short section of The Parade (between Devon Rd & Hattaway Ave) in Bucklands Beach had to be closed due to tidal flooding.
Asbestos contaminated dwelling to be daycare her concerns for the building of an early childhood education centre at the Moore Street property in Howick, Liz says. “I had to do my own investigating to find out that the new owner planned to pull the house down and build a day care centre. “Renovations started before I had a chance to object,” she says. “Now, not only am I unhappy with living next door to a busy day care centre, but I don’t think turning an asbestos-ridden property into a daycare is the right thing to do.”
Liz says she first became suspicious of the development when the owner of the property wouldn’t tell her why the house was being demolished. “He repeatedly told me he was not the owner of the property which of course was a lie.” Liz contacted council herself to find out the plans for developing the property. Despite her objections, Liz was told that the development was deemed “not notified” because it was not believed to have any adverse effects on the residents or
environment. Liz says it was white powder coming from the demolition site that raised alarm bells for asbestos. “I contacted [Wordsafe NZ] and, sure enough, after an inspection, the house was found to be contaminated,” she says. Liz says the whole process for developing the day care has been unacceptable and she thinks Moore Street residents should have been kept in the loop. She now fears she may have been breathing in asbestos for weeks before the contamination
was confirmed. Steve Pearce, Auckland Council manager regulatory compliance says the property owner was found to have followed correct procedure related to asbestos contamination. “An Auckland Council Compliance Officer has inspected the site and found the owner of the property and contractors have followed all the correct protocols, had the property surveyed by approved asbestos testing service and identified areas for removal.” ➤ Turn to Page 3
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here are concerns over plans to demolish a Howick residence contaminated with asbestos and build an early childhood education centre in its place. A neighbour Liz is against the daycare centre being built on the busy Howick Street and says it will increase congestion and noise in the area. She says residents were not informed of the development plans and were not given the opportunity to object. Discovering the asbestos contamination has only heightened