MP steps in to change law preventing Auckland boat club from restoring derelict clubhouse stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Takapuna Boating Club is seeking a change of wording in the legislation that stipulates how it may use its Bayswater clubhouse, which was gifted to the club by an Act of Parliament in 1923
Locals on Auckland’s North Shore have long wondered why a grand, three-storey heritage building visible from the Harbour Bridge has sat dilapidated for years.
Stuff has previously reported on Auckland’s mysterious million-dollar dumps, including several which are publicly owned. In part three of Caroline Williams’ investigation, she reveals the legislation binding what can – and can’t – be done with the Bayswater clubhouse.
Bayswater Marina project shrunk from 250 to 121 dwellings, new $300m scheme lodged
8 Apr, 2021 02:00 AM
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Empire Capital s Simon Herbert. Photo / file
Plans to develop part of a site beside an existing Auckland marina and ferry terminal have been downsized from 250 to 121 dwellings after strong local opposition. Marina owner Simon Herbert s business has applied to Auckland Council to develop 94 terraced homes and 27 apartments in three buildings at Bayswater Marina in a new scheme thought to be worth about $300 million.
Around 350 people could live on the site under the revised plan, the application says. The previous proposals for up to 250 units, while providing for the intensification sought across Auckland, did not find favour with some parties in terms of bulk, mass, landscape and amenity at the site. The revised design proposed with this application has purposely tried to address these concerns, the application said.
Tāmaki Makaurau leads world in welcoming 2021 28 Dec 2020 07:33 AM
Author: Auckland Unlimited
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Auckland is set to lead the world’s New Year’s Eve celebrations with spectacular displays from the city’s landmarks broadcast to audiences globally.
Vector Lights on the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower will bring in the new year with spectacular five-minute lighting show and firework display, coordinated with Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum and Te Ara I Whiti The Light Path. This year, Vector Lights has added an additional 40 search lights, taking the New Year’s Eve light show to a magnificent new level.