Can you please advise what development is being undertaken on the Shore Rd Reserve, next to the rugby and cricket fields, close to the junction of Portland and Shore Rds? A few years ago this was swamp and scrub. It was drained, and then recently used as access for the
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Shore Road reserve. Photo / Martin Sykes
The Albert Park floral clock has suffered from repeated vandalism since its installation in 1953. The Auckland Council is calling for quotes to repair the latest vandal attack which resulted in the theft of the clock arms.
Given the history of vandalism of the clock, a long-term solution needs to be found for future repairs and these will be investigated.
The grass on Mt Eden has become very long since all the cattle were moved off the mountain, and will soon become a fire danger. What will be done to remove this danger and who will pay? Bruce Turner, Mt Eden.
Manual mowing on Mt Eden/Maungawhau is carried out monthly, with less in winter and more over spring and summer.
The grazing cattle were removed in May 2009 to reduce damage to the archaeological features.
The Auckland Council, with input from the New Zealand Fire Service, has been managing the growth of the grasses and the drying out over summer to prevent a fire risk.
There are several activities that assist in the control of the fire risk and these include a mix of hand and machine mowing, and a long-term programme of planting low-growing, ground-cover plants and native rice grass which don't require grazing control. This all reduces the amount of potential dry fuel on the mountain.
The costs have been met through the council's volcanic landscape maintenance budget.