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Landfill name
While pretending to be guardians of the land, the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust has paved the way for the landfill to proceed. It appears that financial gain is the motivation for the trust to support the landfill proposal.
The new dump should be titled, ‘The Ngāti Manuhiri Landfill’ – a reminder to future generations as to who was responsible for it.
Congratulations to those groups still fighting the proposal. It is nice to know that some still care for the environment.
Neil Hatfull, Warkworth
Carved up
I would like to express my extreme disappointment to the earthworks and tree felling going on at the junction of Mansel Drive and Falls Road.
I live in Francis Place and I walk my dog every day through this eyesore. Our footpath has been pulled up, and there is mud and uneven surfaces on the remaining footpaths and road. And sadly, the second of two beautiful, mature London plane trees was felled this week.
I believe these trees were planted when the Viv Davie Martin subdivision was created.
I can’t believe our council has consented for these trees to be cut down and I feel incredibly sad that my neighbourhood is being carved up for infill housing and is rapidly becoming a massive eyesore.
I would like to know what the replacement planting plan is and when we might have our footpaths back? Does anybody know?
Jo Bartlett, Warkworth
Warkworth Landing developer Wayne Wright responded:
The intersection at Mansel Drive and Falls Road has been determined by Auckland Transport as being susceptible to flooding and road closure. AT has required the Warkworth Landing development to raise the intersection some four metres to mitigate this risk as part of our development consent.
Unfortunately, this has meant the removal of surrounding vegetation, including some mature trees. The approved development plan includes a planting scheme that reinstates plants around the new intersection.
Our traffic management consent originally anticipated the complete closure of the intersection for construction, but we realised how disruptive this would be for local residents. To minimise the disruption, we have created a traffic management plan to keep the intersection open during the roading upgrade. We ask for local residents’ patience while these works are undertaken.
The new intersection is the gateway to 800 future homes and a new village centre. We are currently working on our own community guidelines to ensure the homes and amenities constructed, and services offered, are to the high standard expected of a Wright Family Investment. We are expecting our first residential lots to be available from April next year.
