Hazardous islands cause havoc in Kaiwaka
The islands have been the subject of controversy on community pages.
They are already covered in tyre tread and scuff marks.
Zoey’s car is stuck on the side of the road.
Kaipara District Council (KDC) may have a legal dispute on its hands as an increasing number of motorists continue to damage their cars on new traffic islands on the Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road in Kaiwaka.
Mangawhai’s Zoey Liebeck wants to hear from anyone whose vehicle has been damaged in an effort to make a joint claim against Council to cover repairs costs.
Zoey’s partner was driving her car when he collided with the islands, bursting the tyres and damaging the suspension.
Central decision due
Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith assured councillors a plan change was not a building consent, and technical aspects would be reviewed in due course.
The Kaipara District Council is set to make a decision on a plan change that would allow 500 additional houses to be built in Mangawhai Central at a meeting in Dargaville next week.
The decision was to be made at a meeting in Mangawhai last month but was deferred as councillors said they had been rushed.
Councillors were to vote on whether they accepted the recommendation of independent commissioners to allow the private plan change.