There's a native forest beneath the canopy of Western Springs that will be destroyed if Council have their way. Experts have proved that only a wee bit of maintenance is required to get it safe but Auckland Council have not done that since the damage from the 10 April 2018 storm but have instead kept the forest path closed in a hope that this propaganda will convince you otherwise. All that's required is some work to about a dozen trees and it will be as safe as houses. Their planned destruction is now just about them winning, IMO. This will cost over $760,000 (according to WLB agenda for Tuesday's public meeting) to leave the area without bird habitat for over 50 years. Currently this is the homeof numerous bird species - tui, fantail, morepork, kingfisher, rosella, thrush, blackbird, waxeyes, shags, herons and visits from royal spoonbills and possibly kaka. The plan is to fell and leave 218 trees of about 40 metres on site. Leaving a fire hazard, an eyesore and little room to plant IMO. The plan shown is an accurate plan of the carnage that will be caused by 'clear felling' Help us stop this waste of public money and unnecessary destruction by signing, please.

Jay & Kusum from Orakei Superette have been part of our lives for so many years. They offer a great business, post centre, the BEST fresh flowers and fruit & veg. I have no idea how long they have owned the Superette but it must be over 20 years - 7 days a week - 365 days a year!!!! I have NEVER known them to take a holiday. Kind and genuinely caring people who add so much to our Orakei community. You could not find a better Local Business Hero!!!!!

Has anyone noticed just how loud the Police Eagle chopper has become? We seem to be woken at all hours of the night in Central Auckland. I’m constantly expecting a perpetrator to leap our fence at any time! Totally understand the police have a critical job to perform. Just wondering if there is any way to mitigate the sleep disruption? Earplugs? Drones? Interested to know if this is affecting you?

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED. Thanks everyone for your entries! Winners have been contacted. ✨ We have FIVE double passes to giveaway to theoretical physicist Sean Carroll's talk on February 22nd at Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna. Simply like this post and be in the draw! We will pick winners at random at 12noon Monday 17th Feb.✨ Sean looks for answers to some of the really big questions. Why is there a universe? What is time? Based in Los Angeles, Sean's not only a science professor, he's the go-to science guru for some big-time movies - such as Angels & Demons and Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, consulting with scriptwriters on topics such a time travel and parallel universes. Sean Carroll: Our Preposterous Universe. Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, February 22. Information and tickets at thinkinc.org.