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Roading woes
At the moment roading contractors are working at the end of Fidelis Avenue, in Snells Beach.
They have also sealed the cul-de-sac at the end of Merehai Place and others in Snells Beach.
In the meantime, Mahurangi East Road is a disgrace, as badly fixed potholes spill out and cars have to swerve to miss them.
What is wrong with Auckland Transport and their priorities? They will say this is planned work, but that should change as the need changes.
This paper reported that the slip by James Street will take four months to fix. Maybe if the usual four to five people standing around looking were actually doing something it could be done quicker.
Something needs to change.
Penny Webster, Snells Beach
Rural representation
I would like to comment on the NAG proposal to a Rodney ward boundary change (MM Aug 28).
Mr Foster has researched this extensively with all supporting evidence to stack up in its favour.
Rural disparity is such that it’s an almost untenable situation for our Rodney Local Board to govern fairly.
We see both Warkworth and Kumeu ever-growing into urbanisation while Wellsford and Helensville remain geographically huge rural land masses somewhat starved of representation and return on rates.
A fairer system must remove doubt and discontent from the actions of our Rodney board members, enhance maintenance and development of our outlying rural production areas, along with our much-admired tourism routes.
Our urban areas would then have the undivided attention of their representatives, likewise rural would be returned to rural representatives grounded in the specifics necessary.
Mr Foster’s proposal through NAG would put us a few steps closer to becoming the “Our Auckland” we have had sold to us since the inception of the Supercity.
The Landowners and Contractors Assn fully endorses this proposal and encourages participation of the online survey currently running. To access the survey, go to:
https://www.nag.org.nz/
Brian Mason, Chairman, Landowners and Contractors Assn
Changing the rules
Regarding your article State of the Gulf still grim (MM Aug 28), can the fishing companies trawling the gulf not have their quota bought by the Government?
Rules can be changed, in the same way that fashion dictated a change in the way houses were built.
The change in the building code led to the national leaky homes crisis, so building houses on a level concrete platform has hugely increased the volume of earthworks needed.
Because of our rainfall, that means more sediment into the sea, smothering shellfish.
In addition, most topsoil is stripped off initially. Although some may be replaced, less vegetation means less soakage and water holding, and more runoff.
Let’s put buildings on piles, which will also be better in floods, too!
I encourage readers to make a submission on commercial fishing in the gulf, open until November 6 (https://www.mpi.govt.nz/)
Bruce Martin, Sandspit
