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Newsletter #54 - 20 November 2017

 This past week, the focus has been on briefing the four locally-based Members of Parliament about planning for the potential growth and transport demands in the Warkworth area. On the Hill Street front, there is again nothing new to report.

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Newsletter #53 - 6 November 2017

 Since our last issue, a lot has happened, but nothing has progressed. Considering that the election campaign and the formation of the government consumed much of the media attention, we reckon we did pretty well to maintain media presence. Thank you to TVNZ who ran articles on Seven Sharp (http://bit.ly/2heEWbA...

There is a stretch of road north of Auckland that locals 'avoid like the plague' and it is easy to see why.
Source: Seven Sharp

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Newsletter #52 - 14 September 2017

 When we published our first issue on 22 September last year, we didn’t expect it to be 366 days until the election. Next week’s issue will mark a year since we threw down the gauntlet and challenged local and central government officials to Fix Hill Street Now.

BABY STEPS

 So, what has the NZ Transport Age...

Newsletter #51 - 7 September 2017

In this week’s issue, we cover what Auckland Transport propose as short-term solutions and what they will not consider. Some proposals will be implemented before Christmas and consult on one controversial proposal after Christmas.

WIN, WIN

 At Wednesday’s Warkworth Area Liaison Group (WALG) meeting, Auckland Transport...

Newsletter #50 - 31 August 2017

 Welcome to our 50th issue of The Gauntlet. There’s nothing to celebrate yet but we’ve come a long way. We started with distraction, then procrastination, then stone-walling, and now we’re getting pledges of action.

 This week has been busy with politicians promising this, that, and the other thing. Next week, we will...

Newsletter #49 - 24 August 2017

 We are now less than a month from a general election and possibly the completion of the Kowhai Park upgrade. Rodney Times questioned the candidates.

KOWHAI PARK

 The works team upgrading Kowhai Park are doing a great job, working through a very wet winter. There has been no traffic disruption, no damage to the environm...

Newsletter #48 - 17 August 2017

 We are almost one month from a general election and there is all sorts of positioning. All the foot-shuffling has muddied the waters. In this week’s newsletter, we cover all the conflicting and contradicting positions.

HOW FAR WE’VE COME

 To demonstrate how much of a mess this year has been, check out this video from t...

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