Additional trees are to be planted along St Mary’s Road – but the project has been scaled down. The Waitemata Local Board has decided to remove five dead or dying trees and to plant 22 new trees at a cost of $5000. St Mary’s Road is the gateway to St Mary’s Bay and earlier the Read More
Category: Current Issues
Security in the Reserve
The St Mary’s Bay Association met with police recently to discuss security risks in the Reserve. This followed a 5am attack on a woman jogging through the reserve. Fortunately, a cyclist heard the woman’s screams and came to her aid. The offender ran off and appears to have fled by climbing over several fences in Read More
‘Over-height’ apartments
Proposed ‘over height’ development: 99 College Hill-18 Dublin Street Mansons TCLM have applied for a resource consent under the Special Housing Area legislation to redevelop a site towards the top of College Hill that runs through to Dublin Street. The 2364 sqm site presently contains a two-level residential building originally developed as a motel, but Read More
Big plans for Harbour Bridge Park
Panuku Development Auckland is shortly commencing design of a walking and cycling route from Curran Street in Herne Bay through to Harbour Bridge Park and Westhaven Drive. ‘Harbour Bridge Park’ is a key waterfront area that is so far undeveloped. It is bordered by Curran Street and the Northern Motorway with an additional triangular shaped Read More
Water pollution in St Mary’s Bay
The water quality in St Mary’s Bay, Westhaven and other western bays has been an issue for the SMBA for many years. The primary concern stems from unplanned discharges of sewage, usually in periods of high rainfall, leading to sewage being mixed with stormwater in the ageing combined wastewater drainage system. However, that concern is Read More
Auckland Unitary Plan
The Auckland Unitary Plan creates a complete new rulebook defining what can and can’t be built in Auckland. At its heart is the Auckland Council’s desire for intensification. The proposed plan, published in 2013 was accepted by Auckland Council in August 2016. This followed extensive submissions and consideration by the Independent Hearing Panel. In 2015 Read More
Wynyard Quarter
Wynyard Quarter is a massive business, hotel and residential development on the old “Tank farm”, between Victoria Park and the harbour, with connection to the CBD. Within 10 years Wynyard Quarter is expected to accommodate 11,000 workers and 2000 residents. Thirteen major buildings are expected to be completed by 2018. The Auckland Theatre Company’s 600-seat Read More
Digital billboards
The St Mary’s Bay Association has received numerous complaints from residents regarding the digital billboard on the corner of Victoria and Hobson Streets. This unusually large area of extremely bright intrusive light has become a form of visual pollution for many St Mary’s Bay residents and the wider neighbourhood. The billboard dominates the city skyline Read More
SkyPath
SkyPath is a proposed cyclist/pedestrian pathway across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. It has been designed as a clip-on beneath the eastern CBD side of the bridge. On the south side there will be multiple entry/exit points at the end of Curran St, Shelley Beach Road and the western side of the bridge at Westhaven. At Read More
Residential Parking Zone permits and coupons
In 2012 St Mary’s Bay became the trial suburb for a special parking zone designed to deter commuters who had been using our streets as a free parking lot – either to park and catch the Link bus, or to park and walk through the Reserve into the growing business hub in Wynyard Quarter. In Read More