Coxs Bay Archives - Grey Lynn Residents Association

Petition to Ban Private Helicopter Use in Residential Auckland

25 September 2022 by Brandon Wilcox

Potential helicopter landing pad sites in Coxs Bay, Westmere, Auckland, which would threaten important roosting and foraging site for threatened indigenous birds.

Sign Quiet Sky Waitematā’s petition to ban private helicopter use in residential Auckland areas to protect fauna & flora, and community amenity values.

A resource consent application for helicopter activity at 38 Rawene Ave, Westmere is requesting four movements per day, which is 1,460 landings and takeoffs per year.

Filed Under: Transport Tagged With: 38 Rawene Ave Westmere, 74 Paritai Drive, Auckland Council, Ban private helicopters from residential areas, Banded Dotterels, Briscoe Group, Caspian Terns, Change.org, Chris Darby, Coxs Bay, Don Mathieson, Dotterels, Helicopter Landing Pads, Helicopter use in residential areas, Helicopters, Herne Bay, Ōrākei Local Board, Petition, Quiet Sky Waitematā Inc, Rod Duke, Sentinel Beach, South Island Pied Oystercatchers, Stanley Pt, Stuff.co.nz, The Jetsons, Transport Emissions Reduction Plan, Variable Oystercatchers, Waitematā Local Board, Westmere

Now Is the Time to Make Your Voice Heard on the Future of Grey Lynn

9 May 2022 by Nicola Legat

Most of you will have heard by now about Auckland Council’s planning maps which show the potential for a radically reshaped city. The Council is asking for feedback on this from residents, and this blog sets out to explain to Grey Lynn residents how you can submit your views.

Filed Under: Auckland Plan Tagged With: Arch Hill, Auckland Unitary Plan, Cohaus, Coxs Bay, Grey Lynn, Grey Lynn Park, Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS), National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), NPS-UD, Qualifying Matter, Resource Management (Enabling Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, Special Character, Walkable catchments