Muri Road Development

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Pukerua Bay Holdings Ltd which is undertaking the housing development off Muri Road has been in touch with PKBRA to give an update on the development. This is set out below.

As mentioned, we have now completed the 1st phase of our forestry harvest operation and ready to commence the stage 1 earthworks programme at Muri Rd.

Residents will shortly receive notice via their letterbox of the commencement of works on site from the Contractor, Bryce O’Sullivan Contracting (BOSCO).

The works will include opening the new road entrance for the subdivision at the midpoint between 34 and 50 Muri Road.

One additional lot will be created off the ROW at 34 Muri Road.

See below screenshot of the approximate scope of works, marked in red.

As with our forestry logging operation to date, we will continue to comply with all requirements as set out by Porirua City Council.

Our aim is to always keep any disruption to neighbouring residents to an absolute minimum, where possible.

Paekākāriki Te Tiriti Submissions Workshop

• • Consultation, Event

Action Station is holding a submission workshop to come together as a community and show our support for Te Tiriti. We will provide resources and support for you to complete your own submission.   (Sorry for the late notice.)
https://our.actionstation.org.nz/events/paekakariki-submissions-workshop
What to bring

  • Please bring a laptop if you have one!
  • Pen and paper
  • A plate of food to share

Childcare provided while you write!

Saturday, 7 December 2024 at 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM NZDT

St Peters Village Hall
Beach Road
Paekākāriki

December 2024 RA meeting

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November 2024 RA meeting minutes (TBC). Agenda:

  1. Welcome & Apologies
  2. Appointment of Committee Member
  3. Council Updates
    1. GWRC
    2. PCC
  4. Approval of minutes of last meeting
  5. Matters arising from previous minutes
  6. Financial report
  7. Correspondence
  8. Action Items
  9. Projects Updates
  10. General Business
    1. Freedom Camping (Ocean Parade)
    2. Village Planning update

Christmas on the Field 2024

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Christmas on the Field will be in full swing on Pukerua Bay
School Field this Saturday. Come join us from 3-7pm for carols, live music,
food and games for kids. Join our event page on Facebook for updates!

3:00pm 🎄 Welcome
3:05pm 💃 Sally White Dancing
3:20pm 🎶 Kindy carols
3:40pm 🎶 School choir carols
4:10pm 🎶 Casual Healing
5:00pm 🧑‍🎄 Santa
5:10pm 🎶 In the Shallows
5:45pm 🎄 Best dressed competition
5:50pm 🎶 Preshá – Whitireia Band
6:30pm 🎶 Take Note Singers carols
7:00pm 🎄 Close

Media comment on Fast Track Bill projects announcement

• • Consultation, Housing, RA

The Residents Association was approached for comment on the Mt Welcome farm housing development being included in the 149 in the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The Plimmerton Farm development is also included in the list of 149.

This is the response we sent to the journalist.

“We understand the need for extra housing and the Northern area of Porirua has been identified as a high-growth area. We generally support the approach being taken so far. Pukerua Bay residents, and the Residents Association have put a lot of work into ensuring that any development meets both the social needs of the community and protects the environment. We submitted to the council’s review of the district plan and there is a special district plan (Variation 1) that covers the area the Classic developers land is in. This includes a high degree of protection for freshwater in the area, particularly any water that flows into the Pauatahanui arm of the Porirua Harbour. It is also based on medium-density housing, which our RA supports. The environmental protection in the district plan is strongly supported by local residents.

“PCC had been working with Kāinga Ora on a potential Specified Development Project for the Northern Growth Area, which would have integrated all the housing developments between Pukerua Bay and Plimmerton, to ensure a joined up approach for roading, community facilities, public transport and other infrastructure. We would not support any developments being taken out of that holistic approach by this Fast Track process.

“Taking individual developments out of this integrated approach looks like a step backwards for the city if it allowed developers to ignore the work council, residents, developers and Kāinga Ora have already done and take a short-cut that can ignore the appropriate environmental protection. Any approvals under the fast track process should include the conditions and environmental protections that have already been negotiated by council and developers.”

Story on Stuff and The Post: https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350442299/porirua-and-kapiti-coast-developments-slated-fast-track

Logging about to start on Muri Road housing development site

• • Announcements, Housing

Logging of the pine plantation is about to start on part of the Muri Road housing development by Pukerua Holdings Limited.

The area is the part of the development that has been zoned as residential for many years and is the area closest to the existing houses in Muri Road. This is the Muri Road Stage 1 development. Porirua City Council has issued a resource consent to Pukerua Holdings for the work and their contractors will begin working there in the next couple of weeks.

It’s anticipated the operation will last about four months.

Here is a letter being distributed by Pukerua Holdings to neighbours over the next few days. Access to the site will be by a temporary entrance at the northwest corner of the site adjacent to 50 Mui Road (marked with an ‘X’ on the map). Logging trucks will be limited to three loaded trucks per day, and the trucks will have a pilot vehicle along Muri Road.

No trucks will run between 7:30am–9:00am and 3:30pm–4:30pm.

Safety

Please stay out of the site if you are used to using it for recreation. Forests are dangerous places during logging.

The Pop-up Parlour opens!

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For five weeks only, Pukerua Bay Hub is running a pop-up community space at St Mark’s, Rawhiti Road

We’re bringing our community together with a range of activities for all ages to meet, share, learn and have fun. The Pop-up Parlour will be running from Friday 16 August until Sunday 22 September.

To find out more and see what’s on check out www.pkbhub.org.nz.

Winter Clean at the Garden

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Join us at a working bee to get stuck in and tidy up the garden. There will be lots of jobs like laying cardboard, shifting mulch, prepping growing beds and weeding around trees.
Time: 10am – noon, Saturday 8 June 2024
Venue: end of Muri Road by former Muri station
There will be a cuppa and baking for everyone.
Feel free to bring gloves and tools. Supervised children are very welcome too.
We look forward to seeing you.