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Speaking through a megaphone on the steps of the tower, Protect Pūtiki spokeswoman Emily Māia Weiss said the bay was a taonga, or treasure. To have council agree for it to be privatised was a “huge insult to tāngata whenua”, she said. It allows the developer to build a 180-berth marina, a floating car park and other amenities at Kennedy Point. But Weiss said a consent being legal “doesn’t mean it’s right”.
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Protectors are concerned the construction work could harm the little blue penguins at the bay. Those opposing the marina are also concerned construction work could harm the kororā, little blue penguins, nesting in the rock breakwater.
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Inside story: How the Queen St battle went to court
7 May, 2021 07:00 AM
11 minutes to read
Queen St was in court this week: How did this dispute degenerate so far? Photo / Sylvie Whinray
Queen St was in court this week: How did this dispute degenerate so far? Photo / Sylvie Whinray
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When talks broke down this week over the future of Queen St, sources on one side of the dispute claimed the other side had been deceitful, dishonest, untrustworthy and inconsistent. They re all over the place. They keep changing their story. We don t know what they want, I was told.
Then the other side said exactly the same thing.
Queen Street negotiations break down, court date confirmed
4 May, 2021 05:49 AM
6 minutes to read
Empty shops on Queen St add to its run-down feel. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Talks over the future of Queen St have broken down. Tomorrow, the lobby group Save Queen Street will file papers in the Auckland High Court, seeking an injunction to stop all council work on the street.
The Save Queen Street Society (SQSS) advised Auckland Council last week that it would seek the injunction, but the two sides then agreed to talks and the legal action was put on hold.
The lobby group is also seeking a judicial review of council decisions about the street during and after the first Covid-19 lockdown.