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Foreshore cuts upset Onehunga
Submitted by JohnYelverton on 14 November, 2008 - 07:09.Foreshore cuts upset Onehunga
4:00AM Friday Nov 14, 2008
By Mathew Dearnaley NZ Herald
Onehunga community leaders are furious at a bid by Auckland City staff to reduce the scale of a foreshore restoration plan championed by Mayor John Banks.
Council reaffirms commitment to enhance Onehunga foreshore
Submitted by JohnYelverton on 5 August, 2008 - 20:51.
Press Release by Auckland City Council at 4:48 pm, 05 Aug 2008
In a public plan hearing on 6 August, Auckland City Council will consider the New Zealand Transport Agency's outline plan of works on the Onehunga highway widening project, which is due to start this year.
The project is key to facilitating the second bridge across the Manukau in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but concerns have been raised on the effect the project will have on the already degraded Onehunga foreshore.
NZ Herald: Proposal to widen motorway across bay subject to public scrutiny
Submitted by kate on 1 July, 2008 - 14:17.Published in the New Zealand Herald. June 30th 2008, by Mathew Dearnaley.
Auckland City is taking the unusual step of putting motorway construction plans in Transit NZ's $230 million duplication of its Manukau Harbour crossing to a public hearing.
Transit backed away last year from building a controversial motorway interchange at Onehunga as part of the project, to reduce a risk that legal challenges may prevent it from completing the crossing in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
After a complex hearing of its bid to extend a land designation, to allow it to double the width of the four-lane motorway along Onehunga Bay, Transit withdrew its application in favour of a simplified project.
Mt Roskill Report: Phil Goff MP Reports
Submitted by kate on 17 June, 2008 - 16:56.
"For much of the last 100 years, landfill roads and utility construction have badly damaged the natural environment on the shores of Manukau Harbour.
The Onehunga Bay/Hugh Watt Drive area is an obvious example. With the rebuilding of the motorway, we have a unique opportunity to undo some of the damage and create a great recreation area for Hillsborough and Onehunga residents. The road from the airport to Auckland City is the gateway to our city for many visitors and now we have the change to create a positive impression.
