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The local elections that are taking place on 12 October 2019 are a chance for Aucklanders to have their say on the mayor, councillors and local board members who will represent Tāmaki Makaurau for the next three years. For details, click on this link Clink on this link to view a full list of the…

Action initiated by the Omaha Beach Community Inc. has resulted in changes to the proposed Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw. The upshot of these proposed changes will mean a continuation of the current protections for Omaha Beach. However, the changes mean that Auckland Council must again undertake a public consultation process. This means that we…

UPDATE FROM AUCKLAND COUNCIL: Proposed Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw Friday 23 August 2019 Tēnā koe, Following deferral of the Freedom Camping In Vehicles Bylaw in June, our Governing Body received the hearings panel report this week and decided to refer the draft bylaw back to staff for further investigation. You can read more about…

We have received an email from Beth Houlbrooke, Chairperson of the Rodney Local Board, in relation to the upcoming Elections. Click here to read …The campaign has begun!

Phil Goff is now calling for the Government to change the law around freedom camping, saying the community doesn’t feel it’s appropriate for people to park up within urban areas. Clink the link here to see the TV interview …

As reported in Mahurangimatters, a two-lane Matakana link road has been given the great light, with conditions. Click here for more details …

In the past month there have been three burglaries in the northern end of Omaha. It is believed the same offender/s are responsible for all three break-ins. In all three cases the properties appear to be holiday homes and had no alarm system. It could well be that it is someone renting in Omaha and…

Healthy Waters (a division within Auckland Council) has provided us with a further update in relation to the ongoing work being investigated and undertaken in Omaha. Their June 2019 report is available … click here We would note that the reference to the ‘Inanga Lane Pond’ (in the southern end) is the stormwater pond at…

What is the current provision for freedom camping in Auckland? Currently, Auckland Council manages freedom camping through various legacy bylaw provisions (“the legacy bylaws”) inherited in November 2010. After amalgamation the Council can use the legacy bylaws to allow freedom camping in certain areas. To date, the number and geographic spread of designated freedom camping…

The OBC Freedom Camping Sub-Committee has been very active in monitoring the proposed bylaw’s progress. This has included discussions with the Rodney Local Board, and their position in relation to the proposed bylaw. Beth Houlbrooke, Chairperson of the Rodney Local Board, wrote to us about it … Click on this link to read the letter…

On 27th May 2019, Auckland Council issued the update below, via email. You may care to read through the Hearing Report itself. This is the report that the Hearing Panel based its deliberations on. Links to the reports are contained in the Council update below. Although the deliberations by the Hearing Panel were ‘public’, no…

The NZ Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Federation Auckland Assn (of which Sally Blyth, one of the OBC’s strong supporters is Vice President) is organising a trip to New Caledonia in October, with a racing focus. It’s an escorted tour which they’ve put together, and includes a night race meeting in Noumea. Sally is chief organiser of…

We are delighted to be able to advise that, on Thursday, 16May19, the Rodney Local Board Parks and Recreation Committee granted the Omaha Beach Community Inc. (‘OBC’) a new community lease to the OBC. This is an excellent outcome, and the culmination of a considerable amount of work, over the last few years – particularly…

Auckland Council’s Community Facilities division is undertaking a package of works to renew several residential walkways in the North Omaha area. The first part of these works involves the renewal of sections of the following walkways: • Ida Way • Rita Way • Excelsior Way • Lagoon Way • Success Court • Dungarvon Place •…

Update from Auckland Council, 15th April 2019: Thank you for providing feedback on proposed changes to the Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013 between October and December last year. After considering feedback from 1865 people, council decided on 28 March 2019 to adopt the proposed changes with minor amendments. Changes will apply from 1 October…

Their Precious Bar Licence Their licence is currently classified ‘Club Licence’ which has a few conditions that we must all abide to in order to comply with the sale of alcohol act. The consequence of not getting this right are rather grim, not only for the staff involved but also the club. PLEASE AT ALL TIMES.…

Omaha Beach Community Subscriptions We have recently sent out the 2019 subscription invoice for $70.00 to all property owners in the northern end of Omaha. The property owners in the southern end pay theirs automatically out of their annual fee. The subscription covers the security levy for Insite Security. They provide security patrols from late…

Thanks to all of those who participated in our online survey, and gave us your views on Auckland Council’s proposed bylaw. The survey results, and your comments, were of great help to us in understanding the feelings of the Omaha Beach community. The results were used to build and support our submission to Council on…

Submissions as part of Auckland Council’s consultation process on their proposed Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw have now closed. The OBC, on your behalf emailed its submission to Council on 17th February 2019. The Council have advised the following in relation to the next steps. “We will analyse all submissions we received and will publish a…

If you’re interested in knowing and understanding a little more about the MACA Act, we’ve included below an overview of the MACA Act and how it may impact on the general public. This has kindly been provided by Rachel Devine, Partner at MinterEllisonRuddWatts (and a member of the OBC!) … thanks Rachel. There’s also additional…

It seems the filling in of those ditches and widening the pathways is finally going to happen! It was apparently promised before Christmas – but, alas, that will not happen. We’ve also been liaising with the Rodney Local Board over this, and they’ve advised they are waiting on an update on this re final design,…

As you may recall in our summer newsletter we received a grant from Kiwibank Predator Free Communities Trust. We received 20 Good Nature possum traps, 40 DOC 200 stoat and rat traps and 40 rat traps. We deployed the rat and stoat traps in mid February mainly along a line behind the houses in Tawharanui…