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This piece of public land at Motukaraka Point, Porirua, was sold at auction for $1.635 million on Thursday, despite a neighbours consortium wanting to purchase it for just $180,000.
A neighbours’ consortium, led by a Greater Wellington Regional councillor, believed a prime piece of public land in Porirua should be sold to it for $180,000. Porirua City Council valued it at $600,000. Yet, when auctioneer Wayne Sutton’s gavel struck the wooden sound block at Harcourt’s Paraparaumu on Thursday, the 6000-square-metre Motukaraka Point land sold for $1.635 million following “a bidding war”. The winning bid came from an anonymous Wellington man who told
News from NZTA Motorists travelling on their summer holidays in or out of Wellington are being urged to plan ahead, drive with care and be aware of construction sites on state highways throughout the region.
Most Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency work sites will close from 23 December to 4 January to leave the roads clear for holiday traffic, but there will still be temporary speed limits and road cones at the work sites or where there has been recent road resurfacing.
“Traffic management, such as temporary speed limits, signs and cones, is used to alert road users to a change in the road layout or to pre-warn travellers of work sites ahead, so look out for the signs and take extra care in the lead up to Christmas and during the holiday period,” Regional Transport Systems Manager Mark Owen says.
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Motorists travelling on their summer holidays in or out of Wellington are being urged to plan ahead, drive with care and be aware of existing construction sites on state highways throughout the region.
Most Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency work sites will close from 23 December 2020 to 4 January 2021 to leave the roads clear for holiday traffic, but there will still be temporary speed limits and road cones at the work sites or where there has been recent road resurfacing.
“Traffic management, such as temporary speed limits, signs and cones, is used to alert road users to a change in the road layout or to pre-warn travellers of work sites ahead, so look out for the signs and take extra care in the lead up to Christmas and during the holiday period,” Regional Transport Systems Manager Mark Owen says.