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Residents, business people and those with an interest in Warkworth’s future will soon be invited to comment on a draft Structure Plan that looks at growth-related issues outside the town centre.In a departure from the norm, local landholders, planners and groups with an interest in the town and how growth and development occur are drafting the document rather than Auckland Council.Warkworth planner Burnette Macnicol says the motivation to draft a new structure plan was kick-started by Auckland’s proposed Unitary Plan process.Some landholders within Warkworth’s proposed Rural Urban Boundary (RUB), who had made submissions to the Unitary Plan, decided to pool resources and put forward an evidence-based and coordinated case to the Hearings Panel.“The Auckland Plan identified Warkworth as a satellite town with its associated growth projections,” Burnette says. “The Unitary Plan is what gives effect to, or enables implementation of, the strategic direction setout in the Auckland Plan.“This leaves Warkworth with a choice. We either sit back and let others decide what that growth looks like or we take the initiative and start looking at where growth should happen and what it should look like.“If the community demonstrates a desire to get on with development now, it’s likely Council could support Warkworth ahead of the other identified satellite town of Pukekohe.”Burnette says it would make sense to dovetail consultation on the structure plan with Council’s consultation on its Framework Plan for Warkworth, which could be held next month or in September. The Framework Plan will examine if the RUB boundary is in the right place but won’t have the detail that a structure plan covers.One of the concerns of landholders within the RUB is that the Unitary Plan has a 30-year timeframe. In some cases, this virtually locks up the use of their land for that period.

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“If you’re zoned ‘future urban’ then the rules place limitations on what land use and subdivision activities can occur beyond the extent of restrictions in other zones. Logically, because of the need to provide for infrastructure extensions and upgrades, anyone on the fringes of the RUB is unlikely to see their land becoming fully urban, until areas closer to the existing urban edges have first been developed. This could be 30 years away. Working on a structure plan will enable a better way to look at how growth can be managed.A number of submitters to the Unitary Plan suggested that Council adopt a stepping stone approach within those areas identified as future urban. It is also possible that development of land within the RUB could be staged, possibly to allow countryside living in a form that can be further subdivided for urban development in the future. This would mean landholders could use the land without compromising its long-term use for urban development. The flip side is that land values could rise and people could find themselves paying higher rates.”One of the affected landowners is Bill Endean who owns 28 hectares at Valerie Close, at the southern end of Warkworth’s proposed RUB. He believes a

more active zoning in the Valerie Close are would be appropriate.“Between the motorway and the RUB, we will no longer be the quiet rural area that we once were. As it currently stands, we are left in a sort of limbo – it makes it difficult for anyone to sell their property. It’s a pretty invidious position to be in.“We’ve been told already that Council envisages 1000 houses will be built in the Valerie Close area within the next 20 to 30 years.”Mr Endean says that one of the difficulties is that it’s been 11 years since the last Structure Plan was done for Warkworth. “Council has no idea of the detail of what is in the RUB they’ve drawn.”Burnette says that through a series of meetings, the group has started to map some common themes such as where residential, commercial and industrial development could occur.The group working on the structure plan includes representatives of the Warkworth Area Business Association, the NZ Institute of Architects, the Urban Design Forum, Progressive Planning and residents of the Valerie Close, Mason Heights and Goatley Road areas.

Areas such as Valerie Close, which are on the outer edges of the Rural Urban Boundary, could find themselves in limbo for 30 years.

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Architectural designers from Mahurangi picked up more than their fair share of awards at the annual Auckland and Northland 2015 ADNZ|Resene Architectural Design Awards last month.Presented to architectural designers in both residential and commercial sectors, the awards identify stand-out designs categorised as new homes, interiors, alterations and additions and industrial design. This year seven regional awards were given to six winning Auckland/Northland designers. The award winners are Bernie Kose of BK Design Warkworth, Joseph Long of LTD Architectural, Peter Were of Peter

Were Architecture/Interiors, Phil Mason of Phil Mason Consultants, David Maurice of LTD Architectural and Mark McLeay of Creative Arch.Architectural Designers NZ chief executive Astrid Andersen said that this year’s recipients stood out due to their clever thinking when approaching complex design issues and the use of extreme creative flair.“Our winning designers have proved with their thoughtful and fresh designs that anything is possible, even in the unique Auckland landscape which demands innovation and excellence.”The national awards will be announced on October 30.

Mahurangi designers standout in architecture awards

Above: Omaha House by Joseph Long, of LTD ArchitecturalLocation: Mangatawhiri Road, OmahaAward: Residential New Home between 150m2 and 300m2Description: This home combines contemporary living with the practicality of a beach lifestyle. There is a natural flow internally, with a harmonious balance of entertaining zones and private reflective areas. Judge’s comments: A strong street presence is established by exploring the problem of a front yard garage for its design potential.

Left: Takatu Woolshed by Peter Were, of Peter Were Architecture/InteriorsLocation: Takatu Road, MatakanaAward: Residential New Home over 300m2Description: A derelict Matakana woolshed was transformed into a beautiful home with stunning views of Omaha Beach, Little Barrier Island and the Gulf. The old shed dictated the scale and geometry of this new two-wing house, while also providing the designer with salvaged materials and original woolshed fixtures for cladding and interior features. Judge’s comments: Great utilisation of an existing building that informs the use of a familiar, agricultural architectural type. The sense of familiarity is carried through into the interior spaces through utilities and appointments.

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Above and top right: Kose Family House by Bernie Kose, of BK DesignLocation: Bluegum Drive, WarkworthAward: Residential Compact New Home up to 150m2Description: A small family home with a modern design that lends itself to its surroundings, while not costing the earth. The home is energy efficient and relatively maintenance free.Judge’s comments: A three bedroom starter home which was built on a tight budget on a bush clad suburban site in greater Auckland. There is a thoughtful use of everyday materials, which is exaggerated slightly to give a sense of generosity.

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In a barn, on a Tomarata farm, a small revolution is underway.Boatbuilder and furniture maker Jeff Hobbs is in the throes of constructing a ‘tiny house’ that is both small and mobile.While the average house in New Zealand has a floor area of 149sqm, Jeff ’s project will cover just 23sqm – 16sqm downstairs and seven square metres for the loft bedroom.The building was commissioned by a young school teacher, who plans to tow the finished home to a section in Auckland. Jeff says environmental factors and cost were her motivation.“This house is a one-off, commissioned by a young professional who already had her design in mind and has made her own tiles and basins, and chosen

her own lighting and curtains,” Jeff says. “But I can see these types of houses having appeal across the spectrum, from young people who want to get out of the rent cycle while they save for their first home to older people looking for something along the lines of a granny flat. It provides affordable housing which has a smaller environmental footprint.”When finished, the tiny house will be 6.7 metres long and 2.5 metres wide, and four metres from the ground to the roof. It won’t weigh anymore than 3.5 tonnes.The bedroom is a sky-lit loft which is accessed by a ladder. Downstairs is a bathroom, kitchen, lounge, wardrobe, storage cupboard and verandah. The bathroom includes a walk-in shower, hand-basin and waterless toilet. A

conventional toilet would be an option for anyone who wanted to connect to a council system.The kitchen will be fitted with a two-burner gas oven, sink, 130-litre fridge and water efficient washing machine. The small fireplace includes a wetback.Water will be collected in a rainwater tank and then pumped to a header tank on the roof using a 12-volt pump. The roof also houses a solar tank and two 300-watt solar photovoltaic panels, which generate power that is stored in two 390 amp hour batteries.“Energy wise, the house should be virtually self sufficient except for firewood and gas. Hot water will be free in both summer and winter. The owner will be able to run all the usual gadgets such as a TV and computer,

Tiny house makes big impact on costs and environmentalthough she will need to be careful with toasters and kettles.”The house sits on a registered and warranted trailer that cost just under $12,000 and it will be possible to pull the whole unit with any large 4WD.Work started in April and the home is expected to be finished in October.“The cost is also still a bit of a work in progress but I’m hoping this prototype will come in at around $100,000.”The building has macrocarpa framework with walls constructed of marine grade maranti ply on the outside and gaboon marine ply on the inside. Between the two sheets of ply is a rigid foam insulation, which has an R-value rating of 2. The floorboards are made of recycled kauri, salvaged

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from a house in Devonport, which has been processed into three-millimetre veneer then vacuum pressed onto ply/foam ply panels.One of the challenges was installing the electrical and plumbing conduits through the foam insulation.An unknown in the whole process is how Auckland Council will respond to the building.“Under their classification, it will be a caravan which means its doesn’t need building consent. But the rules say a caravan can only stay in one place for a maximum of three weeks. In reality, unless there is a complaint, Council tends to be fairly benevolent.“In Portland, Oregon, authorities have encouraged small unit housing by subsidising the consent process and introducing friendly zoning laws. Other states are following their lead

from previous page and we can only hope Auckland might too.”The four issues for Council will be greywater (from the bathroom and kitchen), blackwater (from the toilet), parking and boundaries.“In this case, the owner plans to use both the greywater and the treated product from her composting toilet on her garden and orchard.“Health and safety is one of Council’s primary concerns but there is nothing healthy about high levels of personal debt. In terms of housing affordability, it’s a lot tougher to buy a house now than it was 20 years ago, and its getting worse.”Jeff says the tiny house is well suited to boat-building techniques because it has to be strong, light and watertight. “And like a classic house or boat, I’d expect it to last for at least 100 years.”

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area and was holding a public meeting at the end of last month. The project would be a non-complying activity and would be a notified consent. He said the building was being developed to service the increasing numbers of visitors to the town. The 24-berth marina would be created by dredging mudflats and removing mangroves, and would involve reclaiming an area for a park. Mr Edge said dredge spoil could be used in a housing development he was involved with in Kumeu.He said that if the hotel and apartment complex was not consented, the marina would not go ahead. But if the consent for the marina was declined, the apartments would still proceed.Board chair Brenda Steele said the project would be very controversial for the small Riverhead community.

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Safety concerns have been given as the reason behind the demolition of the former Albertland Co-operative Dairy Factory at Te Hana.While the building was not heritage listed, it was on Auckland Council’s Cultural Heritage Inventory.Renaissance Group Ltd (RGL), the commercial arm of the Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust, bought the two-hectare site on State Highway 1 in 2004.Interim chief executive officer Debroah Harding says the site was not being used and there were safety issues as it was attracting unsociable behaviour.“Various uses have been considered for the site over the years but the costs associated with these were prohibitive,” Debroah says.“The demolition is the first stage of a

plan to ensure there is an appropriate planned development of the site.“Renaissance Group is interested in talking to parties that may be interested in partnering for all or part of the site. Te Uri o Hau sees any development as a positive step for the local community, but there is no set timetable for when this will happen. “What is important is that the development enhances the community.”The Albertland Dairy Factory opened in 1934. In 1987, after the sharemarket crash, the Te Hana complex closed for good, ending local processing of dairy products.After its closure, the buildings were used for a time by a berry juice manufacturer but have been vacant for many years.

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The Port Albert community has a year to raise $50,000 to save the 130-year-old Port Albert Church from private sale.The Methodist Church announced its intention to sell the historic church two years ago due to low attendance.The Port Albert Church Preservation Society formed last year to lobby for its retention.Society member Lynette Gubb says the group has finally reached a purchase agreement, but has to raise the $50,000 within a year.“A lot of people want it kept for community use, for church services, weddings and funerals, and we are sure we can raise the funds. We are calling on anyone who can help.”Lynette says the church needs a bit of work, including replacing the spouting and a lick of paint, so the total cost

will be closer to $70,000.“We want to maintain its character and historic values.”Heritage New Zealand lists the church and Sunday School as ‘Buildings of Interest’, but the cottage behind the church is a Category 2 Historic Place, listed in 1982.Many Albertlanders believe the church was originally gifted to the church so should be gifted back, but no concrete evidence of the gifting has been found.The Wellsford Cooperating Parish stopped running services at the church about two years ago due to low attendance but a small group kept running services once a month. The Preservation Society is holding its annual meeting on Sunday July 12 at the church at 1pm.Info: [email protected]

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Five Mahurangi walkways have been given a leg–up after Rodney Local Board allocated $115,000 through a new walkway fund.The Board received a total of 22 applications, totalling $519,000 of funding. The fund was created to spend money left over from a number of budgets which had to be spent by June 30. Board member Beth Houlbrooke said it was a great result.“This is going to achieve some real on the ground work in a short programme that mobilises community groups.”

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$2600 To extend the existing track from Baddeleys Reserve up Baddeleys Creek to access a landlocked reserve.

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$9000 For an 180-metre track extension of the proposed Cement Works to Warkworth Walkway. The extension runs from Kowhai View to the sewage treatment plant access road, off Alnwick Street. The track is on esplanade reserve land and the work includes building a boardwalk over a stream.

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$20,000 For a walkway on Alexander Street.

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The Government is remaining tightlipped on whether Crown land in Rodney will be sold to increase housing supply in Auckland. The government announced an initiative to develop housing on more than 500 hectares of Crown land in Auckland in May. Responding to inquiries from Mahurangi Matters asking whether any of the 500 hectares was in Rodney, the Minister for Housing’s office said the government didn’t know what properties made up the 500-hectare figure. “It was approximate. We have not yet identified each and every parcel of land we expect will comprise the 500ha,” she said. The land which Minister Nick Smith identified as part of the development programme has been marred in controversy. One section turned out to be owned by Auckland Council, not the Crown, while another section was undergoing a legal challenge from iwi who believed they had first right of refusal.

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The top five roads on Auckland Transport’s road sealing priority list could be sealed within three years.Auckland Council has increased road sealing funding in the Long Term Plan from $1.4 million to $10 million over three years.Sealing the top five roads has a combined cost of $10 million – Takatu Road ($4 million), Monowai Road ($2.7 million), Silver Hill Road (two sections; $911,000 and $2.2 million)

and Wellsford Valley Road ($319,000).Planning has started on sealing Takatu, Monowai and Silver Hill roads, and sealing of Takatu is expected to start this summer. AT has completed pavement investigation tests and topographical surveys of the road.The design for Monowai Road and two sections of Silver Hill Road will be completed in the next 12 to 18 months. Work may occur simultaneously in 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Sealing and reinforcement work started on the Matakana/Whangaripo Hill road last month.

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Cameras fundedNew security cameras will be installed in Warkworth after Rodney Local Board allocated a further $7800 to the Warkworth Area Business Association to complete the project. Business association member Nicola Jones says the Board funding will cover the total cost of purchasing and installing cameras, which will be installed on posts resembling old wooden masts.The Board gave the business association $14,000 in 2013 to buy security cameras. The Board declined extra funding for the cameras at the June 2 transport, planning and infrastructure committee meeting, but at the June 15 business meeting it agreed to reallocate money that was meant to be spent on the Old Wellsford Library. The funding for the library has been deferred to the 2015/16 budget due to delays in getting a permanent tenant in the building.


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Carpentry apprentice Aaron Butler, of Warkworth, will go up against 144 other apprentices from around NZ in the Registered Master Builders Carters 2015 Apprentice of the Year competition, starting this month.Aaron is employed by Warkworth Construction and will compete in the Northern region.Entries are up this year, as construction activity picks up around the country. The competition is seen as an opportunity for entrants to prove

themselves alongside their peers.“Apprentice of the Year is an excellent way to recognise and celebrate the talent and passion in the construction industry,” BCITO chief executive Ruma Karaitiana says. “With the increase of apprentices signing up to BCITO, we are excited to see the talent at Apprentice of the Year 2015.”Regional winners will compete for the title at the national competition in Auckland, in October, which includes a practical element of a build for charity.

Apprentice takes on NZ’s bestThird year apprentice Aaron Butler is believed to be Mahurangi’s only entrant in the Apprentice of the Year competition this year.

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Old bottles and crockery were found in the wall cavity of the Town Hall.

Restoration of the Warkworth Town Hall is looking more secure after the Rodney Local Board committed a further $1.2 million to the project last month.Plus, the Town Hall Restoration fundraising committee has received a $300,000 grant from the Lotteries Commission.The project was left in limbo in March when costs rose by $1 million.While Auckland Council and the Board had agreed to fund the $3 million first stage, the $2 million needed for the final two stages was up in the air.At last month’s business meeting, the Board allocated a further $600,000 to the project and guaranteed a $675,000 loan to the Wakworth Town Hall Restoration Trust/fundraising committee. This will ensure stage two of the project will be completed by early next year, but there is still an $800,000 shortfall for stage three. The funding is still subject to approval from the Governing Body.There is no deadline or conditions on the repayment of the $600,000 loan – it is to be repaid incrementally as fundraising allows. A further $75,000 for the immediate removal of the kitchen on the Neville Street side of the hall has to be repaid within six months. Restoration Trust member Raewyn Morrison says they will be able to raise the $75,000 by December.Board chair Brenda Steele says the project managers approached the Board for further funding.“We want to keep the project moving. The Committee has assured us they will pay back the loan.“It’s a lot of money to be spending on one township, but it will all come around eventually as other projects progress in different areas.”At the Board’s business meeting last month, member Phelan Pirrie was concerned at the amount the Board was contributing to the mounting costs of the project.“Every time we have a meeting on this project there are more things we are being asked to fund. We’ve got very tight budgets.”Project manager Steven Davey said the funding was “very generous”.Meanwhile, work on the hall started last month. Build project manager Michael Cairns said the ceilings and walls were removed and about three truck loads of material was taken away.“There is some borer and concrete cancer but the hall’s in reasonably good condition,” Mr Cairns said.The deconstruction has unearthed

bottles believed to have been left by the original builders of the hall.“One of the bottles is still half full of a mystery liquid.”Town hall branded crockery had also been found in the wall cavity. Some of the items discovered will be displayed in a cabinet in the hall, Mr Cairns said.• Stage 1 costs $3 million and

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• Stage 2 costs $1.2 million and involves demolishing the former council chambers and constructing new meeting rooms, new toilets and about half of a new sky-lit foyer.

• Stage 3 costs $800,000 and includes construction of a new kitchen on the carpark side of the hall, a new greenroom, rehearsal room and the extension of the foyer/gallery.


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A geological anomaly created beneath Rodney 20 million years ago is causing potholes and slips on Rodney roads, and cracking the walls of buildings, a Gisborne geologist says.LDE founder and geotechnical engineer Georg Winkler says the region’s geology can be one of the most challenging in the country to build on due to the instability of the underlying rock, which was created when two tectonic plates collided.The ground is literally moving beneath homes and roads at a rate of nearly a centimetre a year in places.“If you are building a house to last a minimum of 50 years then you have to form deep foundations because the ground could move nearly half a metre in that time.“We have dealt with numerous cases where people have cracks through their walls which expand and contract with the seasons as the earth moves – the foundations weren’t sufficient to deal with the movement.”Many houses in the district are also located on gentle slopes which are actually underlain by large landslides. Mr Winkler says that while not generally catastrophic, these move during the winter months, sometimes causing significant damage if the house straddles the edges of the landslide.The movement also wreaks havoc on roads. Most of the roads of the region were built before the nature of the geology of the region was understood, so haven’t been built to account for the level of movement.

“The roads really need to have a thick, reinforced foundation to be strong enough to cope with the movement of the land, but the cost of building those roads is very expensive.”Much of the rock in Rodney is made from layers of seafloor sediment that formed to the north-east of the present day shoreline.But about 20 million years ago, this rock was pushed on top of Northland over a three million year period, as the oceanic plate to the east of Northland began to slide beneath the continental plate, which Northland sits upon.The top layers of seafloor on the oceanic plate were scraped off and bulldozed on top of the land and jumbled up, so rather than having stable layers of rock which support the land above, there is a mess of unstable rock underlying Northland, known as the Northland Allochthon, or Onerahi Chaos. Volcanoes that formed under the ocean were also scraped off the oceanic plate and left sitting high and dry. Those volcanoes can be seen today in the basalt cliffs in many parts of Northland.Over time, layers of rock known as the Pakiri Formation built up over the jumble creating more stable areas, but erosion has exposed windows into the underlying chaos. Snells Beach, Algies Bay, Wellsford and the Mangawhai-Kaiwaka area all sit upon the unstable Northland Allochthon rocks. “The rocks also break down into clay soils that are particularly prone to shrinkage and swelling, and sliding on even gentle slopes,” Mr Winkler says.

Rodney rocks cause “chaos”The small ridges on many of the hills in Rodney, like these in Scandrett Regional Park, are created from the clay sides sliding down as the soil expands and contracts.


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Retail space in Matakana will expand when a development at 44 Matakana Valley Road comes online around the end of next month.The 4400sqm site, which is being developed by the Mortimer family, will comprise four retail shops, as well as the former race car workshop and heritage cottage at the rear of the property, which is currently used as office space. Graham Sawell, of Pyramidz Architecture, designed the shops.“His brief was to come up with something that was appropriate to the surrounding landscape, which also reflected Matakana’s heritage,” Warwick Mortimer says. “We think he’s done a fantastic job. The polished floors, exposed beams, large macrocarpa posts, white walls and corrugated iron finish will give the building a rustic feel. It will be a chic ‘old looking’ place.”The shops range in size from 125sqm to 255sqm, and the leases will be comparable with other similar retail spaces in the village.The development was first mooted two years ago, but was put on hold when

one of the major tenants withdrew. As it turns out, Warwick says it was probably a blessing in disguise.“This feels like the right time for this sort of development in Matakana. If NZ has a rock star economy, then Matakana is a rock star area. This is where Aucklanders want to come to shop, relax and go to the beach, and the town’s transition from a sleepy little hollow to what we have today has been paced. “The controlled progression has been its success. Rodney District and Auckland Council have to take some of the credit for this – not because they have been innovative, but their ‘stalling’ has meant people with the right ideas, like Richard Didsbury, have had the chance to invest here.”The Mortimer family has an assortment of business interests, ranging from a Paeroa water bottling plant that exports to the US to Mortimer Motorsports, which competes nationally and internationally. They’ve had a connection with the area for more than 40 years and were involved in developments at Woodcocks Road, Snells Beach, Jones Road Omaha and the Di Andre subdivision at Omaha.

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A new pedestrian and cycle bridge in Matakana could be completed by Christmas following the adoption of a preliminary design.The bridge crosses the Matakana River and will complete a walkway/cycleway that links with Omaha and Point Wells, which has been built almost entirely by volunteer labour.Project engineer Peter Boardman, of Structure Design, says the 30-metre timber bridge will run below the existing traffic bridge on Leigh Road.On the village side, it will start a few metres downstream of the existing traffic bridge and will finish underneath the traffic bridge on the other side of the river.It will run about 2.5 metres below the traffic bridge and include a viewing platform in the middle. It will be about two metres wide, with enough space for cyclists to pass each other.Consent conditions meant the bridge couldn’t be supported by piles driven into the riverbed, so the most cost-effective option was to use the existing traffic bridge as a supporting structure, Mr Boardman says.The design has been vetted by the Matakana Community Group and will now undergo further

development to finalise costs.Design and consents are scheduled to be completed by September, with construction starting in October and finishing before Christmas.The project is a partnership between the Matakana Coast Trail Trust and Auckland Transport (AT).AT is managing the project’s detailed design and construction, and will be responsible for ongoing maintenance.The estimated cost will be around $350,000 with AT contributing $150,000 and the community funding the balance. So far the Trust has raised $80,000, mostly through the Fruit Loop fun run fundraiser.Rodney Local Board last month declined to contribute $150,000 towards the project, but Trust chair Allison Roe is confident funding won’t be a problem.“It won’t delay the construction. We are continuing to explore other possible funding sources, including any pro bono offers by local businesses.“The Matakana bridge is the key to linking up the trails in the area. It will enable connections between Leigh, Omaha, Sandspit, Snells Beach, Tawharanui

Matakana pedestrian bridge to be “ready by Christmas”Matakana Coast Trail Trust chair Allison Roe. Preliminary designs for the Matakana bridge show it will run diagonally beneath the existing traffic bridge.

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and Warkworth.”But a second bridge is still required on Matakana Road, near Tamahunga Drive, to enable the cycleway/walkway to link to Warkworth.AT’s draft 10-year plan has earmarked $1.7 million for the bridge and roading improvements in Matakana in 2018/19.The Trust has released a vision document for its plan to create 100km of walkways and cycle trails, stretching from Mangawhai to Puhoi.“I see the Trust as the connection between all the different groups working to create trails in their area. They have the expertise and knowledge to complete trails in their area, but we are trying to look at the bigger picture, to link that together.”The group is currently mapping existing and potential trails to create the network. Allison hopes to have the 100km trail completed by 2020, but admits that might be “a bit optimistic”.

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A $400,000 redevelopment of the Whangateau tennis courts and toilet block is underway.A new multi-use court is being developed on the site of the previous tennis court, alongside the old Rodney Rams clubrooms, and is expected to open this month.Auckland Council spokesperson Gerry Fitzgerald says the court can be used for netball, basketball and tennis with lines marked for all three sports. The tennis net will be on wheels and the netball hoop will be able to swivel when the court is used for basketball.The court is a single hard-court consisting of a concrete pavement surrounded by a three-metre perimeter chain-mesh fence and gates.Once completed, the court will be free

to use and will operate on a casual, first-come, first served basis. At times the court may be used for training.The project is expected to cost around $190,000.The toilets beside the Rams changing rooms are also getting a $212,000 makeover, which includes an internal refurbishment and a unisex accessible toilet.Work is expected to start this month and take about four months to complete.The Rodney Local Board has requested $600,000 from Council to upgrade hard courts in Mahurangi.Meanwhile, the Rodney Rams is still waiting to get resource consent for new clubrooms.

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