NOTICE OF SUBMISSION ON PROPOSED PLAN CHANGE 78 AUCKLAND UNITARY PLAN TO: Planning Technician, Auckland Council Email: unitaryplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz SUBMITTER DETAILS FULL NAME ST MARYS BAY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (“the Association”) ADDRESS OF SUBMITTER TELEPHONE 09 3765414 or 021 902 744 EMAIL brian@metroplanning.co.nz SCOPE OF SUBMISSION This is a submission opposing Proposed Plan Change 78 as it Read More
Save St Mary’s Bay from Council’s intensification plans Lodge your submission by Sept 29 Contribute to the Fighting Fund Talk to your neighbours Join St Mary’s Bay Association Residents Update and Submission Guidelines On Thursday 8th September the St Mary’s Bay Association (SMBA) held a residents meeting at the Richmond Yacht Club at Westhaven, attended Read More
…..Not much it would seem On Tuesday 19 April Auckland Council pulled back the covers on a preliminary proposal for amending Auckland’s Unitary Plan, to meet the government’s plans for housing intensification. The proposal amounts to a garroting of years of city planning and citizen participation, particularly the preservation of the character of our older Read More
Submission to New Zealand Transport Agency on Northern Pathway Background 1. The Saint Mary’s Bay Association Inc. (SMBA) is an incorporated society. As the name implies, its 100 plus members are residents of the St Mary’s Bay area (bounded by Beaumont Street, College Hill, Jervois Road, the eastern side of Curran Street, and the harbour Read More
Following a seismic assessment which deemed the buildings unsafe, the Leys Institute was closed abruptly by Auckland Council on 20 December last year. On 26 February more than 150 banner-carrying protesters gathered outside the Leys Institute and called on Waitemata Local Board chair Richard Northey to champion the residents’ desire to return the closed library Read More
Diggers, trucks and a large drilling rig in St Mary’s Park, plus the closure of one end of Hackett St are the visible signs of the start of the first of two major water projects in St Mary’s Bay. The first is a large drainage tunnel through the foot of St Mary’s Bay and the Read More
Too many details are still missing in NZTA’s plans for the city end of the Northern Pathway, a walking and cycling path between Albany and central Auckland. The section formerly known as SkyPath is closest to St Mary’s Bay and runs from Akoranga over the harbour bridge to Westhaven. The St Mary’s Bay Association and Read More
If you’re out for a walk around Wynyard Quarter you may be wondering what all the construction is about. The area is being prepared for the America’s Cup in early 2022 and projects include: superyacht pontoons on the Hobson Wharf extension; wavebreaks; the new Sealink site; America’s Cup syndicate structures on Wynyard Point; extension of Read More
Is your kerbside covered in weeds? Are you concerned about inadequate maintenance of St Mary’s Bay Park? Do you have safety fears about the poor condition of the nosing on the Jacob’s Ladder steps? Then contact Auckland Council to report poor maintenance. Simply fill in this online form https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/report-problem/pages/default.aspx and the council will log this Read More
It’s agreed! Sewerage upgrade for 21st century The failing, 19th century sewerage system in St Mary’s Bay is set for a major upgrade: Separation of sewage and stormwater into two pipes Sewage to go to Mangere for treatment; stormwater to be discharged into the harbour, through a large tunnel bored beneath the park and a Read More