Public outcry heard by Coast apartment block developer
The height and bulk of these buildings, right, angered Stanmore Bay residents and those objections have been taken into account in the latest design, above. Both perspectives are from Ozone Rd.
The apartment blocks planned for a prominent site in Stanmore Bay have been substantially redesigned following community feedback.
Over the years there have been a number of residential apartment designs proposed for the site, on the corner of Brightside Road and Ozone Road (behind Whangaparāoa New World) – first by developer Rick Martin and currently by former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig, director of Ozone Ltd, in his first foray into property development.
Jam Filled Heart BikkiesBy: Mechan van der Westhuizen Mechan van der Westhuizen is better known on the Coast as owner of The Flour Queen – a baking business that she runs from her Arkles Bay home. This is one of the recipes she makes with her children for Mother’s Day.
“Myself and my oldest daughter Diane whipped up a batch for Hibiscus Matters’ readers to enjoy,” she says.
Jam Filled Heart Bikkies
1 cup butter, room temp
1 egg, room temp
5ml milk
Pinch of salt
Raspberry jam
Pre-heat oven to 150°C. Sift all dry ingredients together. Cream butter and icing sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Knead until a soft dough forms. Roll the dough into a ball, cover with cling film and let it chill in the fridge for about 15 minutes. Take the chilled dough, roll it out between parchment paper to about 6mm thick. Use a round scalloped cookie cutter to cut the dough into shapes. Use a heart shaped one to cut out the centres of
Coast community turns out to remember
It has been three years since Anzac Day could be marked with public services, large and small. With most local services cancelled because of the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019, and all services cancelled last year because of level 4 lockdown, numbers attending were good this Anzac Day on the Hibiscus Coast.
Hibiscus Coast Community RSA president, David Dryden, says his organisation was overwhelmed with the support they received this Anzac Day at all three of its services. He says the turnout at the dawn service was particularly pleasing. “We want to thank the community for attending our services to show respect to past and current service personnel,” he says. Photos, Photo Carnival.
Sailor on track for Christmas reunion - just
Dmitry Pelevin is now just 500 Nautical Miles from being home with his son in Gulf Harbour for Christmas Day (HM December 2).
At the start of the year, Dmitry was in Russia when Covid-19 closed borders and cancelled flights, making it a challenge to return home to NZ.
He had promised his seven-year-old son Andrei that he would be there for Christmas, and so he bought an old yacht and began sailing. He hasn’t slept on shore for more than six months.
He is currently just passing the Kermadec Islands, on the final leg home but he is cutting it fine to get here for Christmas Day.