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Revealed: West Auckland under the super city

Muriwai not in Waitakere wardThe Rodney ward includes Muriwai Beach, separating it from the Waitakere ward. Rodney will also include Dairy Flat, Snells Beach, Mahurangi and Puhoi. The local board is split in to four subdivisions – Kumeu (including M

Jazial Crossley
Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Muriwai not in Waitakere ward
The Rodney ward includes Muriwai Beach, separating it from the Waitakere ward. Rodney will also include Dairy Flat, Snells Beach, Mahurangi and Puhoi. The local board is split in to four subdivisions – Kumeu (including Muriwai), Dairy Flat, Warkworth and Wellsford.

West Coast Beaches and Massey cosy up
The Waitakere ward includes the Henderson Valley, West Harbour, the Te Atatu peninsula, Piha, Laingholm, Karekare, Anawhata, Titirangi and Cornwallis.

“We received submissions opposing our proposal to include in Waitakere Ward the Te Henga wetlands and farming areas of Bethells Rd and Wairere Rd,” the Commission said.

“We considered the issues raised carefully and concluded that, as a result of the roading pattern in this area, the immediate community of interest is tied, in the first instance, to Waitakere township which is in turn linked to the community of interest represented by the Waitakere ward.”

Some farmers were concerned being liked to the heritage area of Waitakere Ranges would make them affected by the native bush’s land use and planning control restrictions, but the commission said the heritage area was defined by legislation and confined to specific properties.

Henderson and Massey will have its own local board, and the Waitakere Ranges will have a separate one.

Introducing…Whau!
Where? The Whau ward is one of the new names the commission is introducing to Auckland. It comprises Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Windsor, and Avondale. Whau and Orakei are the only wards to have only one local board.

“We received relatively few submissions relating to this ward, with some suggesting parts of it could be combined with neighbouring wards,” the Commission said.

“Given the nature of the neighbouring areas, we believe such suggestions would require larger three-member wards which we do not support.” 

Jazial Crossley
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
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