When this work is done, the rest of the park will be the responsibility of the Kaipātiki Local Board. One option for the board will be to adopt the Golf Warehouse plan, which transforms 28.7ha of the park into a…
The pipe and canal would carry floodwater to Shoal Bay, the large tidal inlet between the motorway just north of the bridge and the suburbs of Takapuna, Belmont and Bayswater. Hills told the Herald the council has known for some…
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It had confirmed its plan to proceed with converting half of the 18-hole course into flood storage in July, rejecting the community’s proposal to maintain the entire course and saying it was “unfeasible”.Director resilience and infrastructure Barry Potter said communities…
Ko, the defending Olympic gold medallist and LPGA hall of famer, said she spent a lot of her junior golfing years at the course.Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko is joining the call for Takapuna Golf Course to be preserved for future…
The golf club and its supporters opposed the proposal and came up with its own plan. The council responded by asking officials to consider the golf club option alongside its own plan. “The council has worked closely with Takapuna Golf…
Milford and Wairau Valley suffered the worst flooding in the city during the Anniversary Weekend storm in 2023. Two people died there, and 69 were rescued. Afterwards, 2500 tonnes of ruined household possessions were carted away from Milford, and 131…
But the golf club has proposed an alternative plan that would retain all 18 holes and use a “dry basin” approach to create a flood retention zone.Both ideas are now being assessed by engineers and other experts from the council’s…
Council stormwater department Healthy Waters’ proposal for the month-by-month leased site came after the Government promised funding for flood mitigation, with a final decision on what happens in the hands of the local board or full council.But after the golf…
Milford and the Wairau Valley suffered the worst flooding in the city during the Anniversary Weekend storm two years ago. Two people died there and 69 were rescued by the Mairangi Bay Surf Life Saving Club, who were busy all…