Poll: Do you support council turning on splashpads in the drought?
All seven council-owned splashpads across Tāmaki Makaurau will be open over the summer, despite water restrictions in place due to the drought.
Meanwhile, locals will be pinged for using a hose without the correct nozzle.
The council says splashpads recycle a high percentage of water, and the centres themselves have made significant water savings in the last nine months.
Do you support council turning on splashpads in the drought?
Please vote and explain your views in the comments!
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45.6% Yes
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54.4% No
If cutting emissions is the big goal - why put up PT fares ?
Hi Neighbours, Auckland is this year getting serious about reducing carbon emissions. Transport is the city's biggest single emitter. So how does it make sense to hike public transport fares? Read the story below:
Two Auckland Covid-19 cases confirmed, locations of interest released
Two members of the same family who had previously tested negative for Covid-19 are now in managed isolation after testing positive on Wednesday night.
Anyone who was present at the locations below are asked to isolate and get a test as soon as possible.
Locations of interest:
- BBQ King, 4A/270 Oteha Valley Road, Albany. 17 January, 11 am - 2 pm.
- Pak n Save Silverdale, 20 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale. 17 January, 2 pm - 2.30 pm.
- BBQ King, 4A/270 Oteha Valley Road, Albany. 17 January, 5 pm - 9 pm.
- Pak'nSave Silverdale, 20 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale. 18 January, 12 noon - 12.30 pm.
- BBQ King, 4A/270 Oteha Valley Road, Albany. 18 January, 12.30 pm - 3 pm.
- Caltex Orewa, 70 Grand Drive, Orewa. 18 January, 1 pm - 1.30 pm.
- BBQ King, 4A/270 Oteha Valley Road, Albany. 18 January, 5 pm - 9 pm.
- Hickeys Pharmacy, 16 Moana Avenue, Orewa. 23 January, 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm.
- Farmers at Westfield Albany, Don McKinnon Drive, Albany. 24 January, 12 noon - 1 pm.
- Tai Ping Supermarket Albany, 92 Rosedale Road, Rosedale. 24 January, 12 noon - 1 pm.
- New World Orewa, 11 Moana Avenue, Orewa. 25 January, 1 pm - 2 pm. (Please stay home and get tested on 30 January, call Healthline).
- Tai Ping Supermarket Northcote, 2 Kilham Avenue, Northcote. 26 January, 12.30 pm - 1 pm. (Please stay home and get tested on 31 January, call Healthline).
For more information please see the Ministry of Health's Covid-19 Health advice page.
Neighbourly will be updating this message as further information comes to hand.
Book list makes summer reading a breeze
Summer’s not summer without sand between the pages of a good book, or sunscreen blurring the screen on your phone or ebook reader.
Auckland’s 55 libraries have curated their Top 100 list of titles into ten tempting categories, especially for summer 2021.
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