Welcome to Kaukapakapa's Community Website

The Kaukapakapa Area Residents and Ratepayers Association (KARRA) developed this website to bring you news of KARRA's activities, and also as a place to post information from, and about, the Kaukapakapa community. Please let us know if there is any business, sporting, cultural or any other community information that you would like us to put on the site. Email us at admin@kaukapakapa.org.nz or mail the information to KARRA, P.O. Box 8, Kaukapakapa 0843.

If you want to contact any of the KARRA committee members you will find their contact details on the Contact Us page.

To become a member of KARRA you can complete the application form online on the Members page or you can download the form here and send it to our Secretary.

To see previous KARRA committee meeting minutes click here.

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KARRA AGM, Community Service Award & Public Meeting 22 April 2010

KARRA's AGM was held on Thursday 22 April. Committee members are delighted that Dr Neville Miller has agreed to continue in the position of Chair for the 2010/11 year. Two new committee members were warmly welcomed on board - Shirley Forde Radford and Ralph Martin.

The KARRA Committee for 2010/11 will be:
Dr Neville Miller (Chair), Rodney Pomfrett, Bruce Cowan, Hugh Maclennan, Athol McLachlan, Dennis McAulay, Colin Beddow, Crispin Caldicott, Nigel Bennetts, Megan Paterson, Judi Candy, Paul Candy, Norman McLachlan, Shirley Forde Radford and Ralph Martin.

It was with great pleasure that the Community Service Award was presented to Isla Willis of Amenbury Farm. Isla has been involved with the Helensville & Districts Historical Society for about 20 years. As a committee member she has organised some major events such as the 'Century of Fashion' parade, and the parade of pioneer‘s descendants at the opening of the re-sited Helensville Museum. Isla is currently involved in compiling histories of local families in the district and co-authored “Pioneering Women of the South Kaipara”. She has been sexton of the old Kaukapakapa Cemetery for 15 years and is one of the long time stalwarts of Kaukapakapa's St Cuthberts Church.

A public meeting followed the AGM, with updates and discussion on the Kaukapakapa Structure Plan, Auckland SuperCity, and other matters that KARRA has been involved in over the last year. Our thanks to Councillors Grev Walker and Suzanne Weld for their attendance, and in particular to Cr Weld for her presentation on the SuperCity changes and how they might affect the Kaukapakapa community.

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Road Closures at Punganui Bridge (SH16)

Project Manager, Ashley Cooper, gives an explanation of the work that is being carried out on the Punganui Bridge, near Inland Road:

The Existing Bridge is actually sitting in the tidal flow, & reinforced concrete & salt water with repeated wetting & drying isn’t a good mix, requiring a lot of maintenance to the structure. To overcome this, we’re building a new wider bridge at a higher elevation, to keep it out of the stream. The new bridge will be between 1.5 & 2 m higher than the existing bridge with a 3.5m carriageway & 1.5m shoulder in either direction, with a 2.2m Footpath/ Cycleway on 1 side.

There is extensive replanting of appropriate vegetation on the new embankment approaches to the bridge, with the structure itself supported on 4 piles to each of the 2 piers, giving the bridge 3 spans each of around 20m. The bridge is being constructed in 2 halves across the width in order to maintain an open route, all be it at a single lane for a few months.

The programme for the work is to be finished before Christmas, with the aim of getting the first half of the bridge, & the road back open to 2 lanes by the middle of July. Prior to that we will need occasional overnight closures, but they are likely to be for only 1 or 2 nights at a time after the Easter break. We are installing additional signage to sit next to the Traffic lights, to inform local traffic of when the next closure is due, as communication through the press doesn’t seem to be that effective to local residents.

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICES

Fletcher Construction and Brian Perry Civil are keeping the KARRA Committee informed of upcoming works at Punganui Stream Bridge.

As part of the bridge upgrade works, full road closures are required. This will involve closing the section of SH16 from Inland Road to approximately 300m northeast of Punganui Bridge. Detour routes will be in place during these times to allow traffic to pass around the road closure.

When advised that closures are scheduled, KARRA will post that information on this page.

14 July 2010

Fletcher Construction and Brian Perry Civil wish to inform you of the upcoming traffic layout switch at Punganui Stream Bridge.

As part of the construction sequence the replacement bridge is built in two halves, the first of which will be finished by the end of July. To allow us to continue with the bridge works on the second half of the bridge to be completed by the end of this year, traffic will be shifted from its current path on to the completed half of the new bridge. The traffic will still consist of one lane of traffic at a maximum width of 3.5m being controlled by portable traffic signals, though the running surface should be considerably more comfortable.

We thank you for your patience over the past 6 months. Please contact the Ashley Cooper if you have any queries or issues that need attending to.

BRIAN PERRY CIVIL
Ashley Cooper 0276545329 AshleyC@fcc.co.nz

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What's Happening in Kaukapakapa?

• Sunday 14 November - Rodney Coast Challenge (run by Kaukapakapa Scout Group). For further information visit www.rcc.org.nz.

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Bus Trial Cancelled

Disappointingly, KARRA has to advise the community that the trial bus service between Kaukapakapa and Silverdale will not be going ahead. 36 people signalled in the online survey that they would use the service every day, yet only five confirmed they would take part in the trial starting 15 March. We do encourage local residents to make use of the park and ride facilities at Silverdale and Albany, or register with Rodney District Council's online carpooling scheme. More information on 'Take a Mate' can be found here, or you can phone Claire Flattery at RDC 0800 426 5169

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Rodney Coast Challenge - Support the Kaukapakapa Scout Group

Run by the Kaukapakapa Scout Group as their major fundraiser for the year, this year’s Canoe & Kayak Rodney Coast Challenge will be held on Sunday 14th November. A great entry level multisport event with a fantastic family atmosphere, the course begins on Muriwai Beach at the end of Rimmer Road with a 10km forest run followed by a 30km road cycle to Makarau, a 24km mountain bike over the hill to Puhoi and a 8km kayak to the finish at Wenderholm. For further information see our web site www.rcc.org.nz.

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Kaukapakapa Market

This popular market and carboot fair is held at the Kaukapakapa Hall on the third Sunday of each month from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

Support our local businesses. Homegrown produce, yummy food, crafts - something for everyone.
Contact Sarah Legg on 420 9175 or Kim on 420 5776.

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South Kaipara Forum

The South Kaipara Forum is the consultation board that Rodney District Council uses to convey projects and issues with interested South Kaipara people (Kaukapakapa, Helensville, Woodhill, Parakai, South Head). It is also an opportunity for forum attendees to bring up any strategic issues which they are concerned about, before the meeting. Council officers and invited guests will attempt to address their concerns.

The meetings are held quarterly, with an advertisement posted in the Nor West news on the meeting details and agenda. All meetings are held in the meeting room of the Helensville Community Hall (next to the library). Local residents are welcome whether they represent a community group or not. For further details please get in touch with the meeting convener - gavin.flynn@rodney.govt.nz.

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Update on Kaukapakapa Structure Plan

Click here for more information

Proposed Gas-fired Rodney Power Station

Click here for more information.

For information on the proposed White Hills Road Cleanfill click here.