Harbour heroes

Urban Auckland, a group mainly of architects and urban designers , along with their supporters have won their High Court action to overturn consents for extending Bledisloe Wharf into the Waitemata Harbour. The court found that the consents for the extensions B2 and B3 should have been considered together in a bundle and that there were special circumstances which required the consents to be notified. Ports of Auckland have announced they will be stopping work, as they no longer have consent.

Our congratulations go to Urban Auckland - several of the group are Devonport residents including spokesperson Julie Stout-  and Stop Stealing our Harbour for their determination. Devonport Heritage have made a presentation on this issue as part of our Unitary Plan efforts. Thanks to our staunch members who packed the ferries and went along to the protests and the hearings.

Port reclamation fight heats up

Add your weight to the fight against Ports of Auckland harbour reclamation. Come along on Wednesday 13 May to the Unitary Plan hearing on the Port Precinct. This is where the future of Auckland's harbour will be decided..

Devonport Heritage is making a verbal submission in the morning session that starts at 9.30 a.m.

Margot McRae will speak at about 10.30, along with Heart of the City's Greg McKeown. The Port company, Auckland Council and Ngati Whatua will speak in the afternoon.

So come along and make a difference! Show them that Devonport people care about our harbour.

When : Wednesday 13 May  starting at 9.30 a.m.( we expect to speak by 10.30 )

Where: Level 16, Tower One, 205 Queen Street ( Corner of Victoria St West)

our verbal submission 13 May 2015

 Visuals of the proposed reclamations: