Click here to view the original article. Warkworth i-SITE manager Olivia Austin (left) and visitor consultant Daphne Schollum couldn’t be happier that the toilets will be refurbished. Warkworth’s public toilets in the town centre and at Kowhai Park will be given a long overdue makeover soon. There has been a constant stream of complaints over summer about the state of the loos, which have been described by i-SITE staff as “filthy” and “embarrassing”. Auckland Council will s

To view the original article please click here. Emergency services were delayed at the Hill Street intersection responding to several emergencies including, the eight-metre yacht Thesaurus, which took two days to re-float after running aground at Omaha Beach on January 19. Kawau Volunteer Coastguard responded to an emergency call at 1am to search for the stricken vessel. The mast and keel were removed for the second attempt at high-tide salvage. While holidaymakers and local

To view the original article, please click here. Traffic at Warkworth's Hill St intersection at 8.30am on Saturday. As long weekend traffic builds, some Aucklanders are going to great lengths to avoid being caught in a snarl-up. Residents of Warkworth in north Auckland, a notorious pinch point, were anticipating a jam ahead of Auckland and Northland's anniversary days on Monday. At 9am on Saturday, the traffic heading north on State Highway 1 was heavy but flowing, with conge

To view the original article, please click here. It's a well-known fact Auckland traffic is bad, but its intersections and off-ramps are also highly dangerous. Some of the city's worst spots have been identified by Auckland Transport as it begins a safety campaign to raise motorists' awareness. Areas in the north and south of Auckland are being targeted by the campaign, with a video to be shown in cinemas, on Facebook and Trueview. Problem intersections in the north are the C

To view the original article, please click here. Most motorists have an intersection or off-ramp they hate. Now, the Auckland Council has identified some of the worst and have started a campaign in an attempt to reduce crashes across the region. The campaign is focused on non-signalled intersections in Auckland's north and south as motorists come in and leave the busy region. But Herald readers have also shared their worst intersections across the country. The council campaig

Newsletter #19 – 26 January 2017 The past week has been a rollercoaster. One day, we feel that we are getting somewhere. Then we receive information showing that we don’t seem to be getting anywhere. To make sure that the message does get through, we will be supporting Tony Arthur’s monthly protests at the intersection. Tony plans to run the protests on the first of every month between 7-9am at Kowhai Park until real progress is made. One supporter has offered to provide Hill

To view the original article please click here. The worst intersection in New Zealand - where SH1 meets Hill St in Warkworth - is mired in a bureaucratic nightmare. Photo / Jason Oxenham If Aucklanders want value for money from infrastructure projects we should expect our elected officials to be more consistent and predictable in planning the city's path. Pet projects, pork barrel politics, and shadowy deals are no way to secure Auckland's future. I represent the fastest-grow

Newsletter #18 – 19 January 2017 As people are returning from their summer holidays, there has been an increase in online petition signatures and activity relating to the Hill Street intersection. To the surprise of many, the traffic counters installed on Sandspit and Matakana Roads are not Auckland Transport’s. Auckland Transport suspect that the NZ Transport Agency laid them. Go figure. Meanwhile, Auckland Transport are arranging a series of meetings relating to the Hill St

Newsletter #17 - 12 January 2017 Over the past week, our online petition has been steadily ticking away as more people stuck in traffic have got out their tablets and smartphones and supported it. Thank you for your support. We’ve also received several messages of support and inquiries. One inquiry – from a member of a residents’ association – got us thinking. As we’ve received a flurry of subscriptions in the past fortnight, now would be a good time to provide a “Weekend Big

Newsletter #16 - 5 January 2017 Welcome to our first issue of 2017. As heavy as the road traffic has been at the Hill Street intersection, so has the web traffic at our website. There is a strong correlation between clusters of petition signatures we’ve received from tablets and smartphones and when the traffic queues have backed past our billboards. We’ve had a surprising amount of messages of support from people from throughout the country – even offers of donations. And, y