Guest Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Knot sure you can shame YNZ for that JP. They were only a submitter and obviously just like anyone they would push their angle hard. That generic submission thing is common as muck even in national politics. Can't really blame them for a dodgy count.... lots of other stuff yes you sure can but this count I think knot. The shamed I would be thinking is more the mob who received all the submissions who in this case is Auckland Shitty Council. It makes you wonder just what happens in those backrooms.... and why we have to be going into debt at $1,000,000 a day for the pleasure. Agree on the get the site working and find a better spot for the Center. I know of a couple of empty acres attached to beach only 5 minute down the road. Crikey I can,t believe it. I agree and you are right. Seems to me the ASC (Auckland shitty council) and co are just going thru the motions and the decision is already made. Also seems the process is more based on a "vibe" and not the pro,s and con,s. Access to this site will be a disaster on a sunny Saturday when the fish are biting Yet there are so many better sites that would provide better access and better visabilty for yachting and its sponsors. Dumb idea backed and processed by dodgy Fockers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Latest from the Herald - Opposition to the proposal remains. The majority of the 79 oral submissions were against it; something the community board will consider. The general theme was that the NOWSC favours one elite group in society (high performance sailors) rather than the wider community when there is limited public space in Takapuna. Several felt the area should be a green space and there was a suggestion it is not a council objective to try to win Olympic medals. Also... Other sites have been assessed along the eastern coast such as Mairangi Bay, Browns Bay, Milford and Orakei Basin. Takapuna is YNZ's preference. It would be nice if YNZ had made their analysis of the alternative sites public so we could properly understand their criteria and conclusions. It might have been a more effective way to get more of the sailing community (not to mention the rest of the community) on board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Also interesting that they realize they won't actually have space for all the facilities their high performance sailors will need, and so will "instead use those amenities at the nearby Millennium Institute" ('nearby' in the sense of '9km away'). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-n ... t-the-helm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 What a can of worms!!! I bet something similar happened when the horrible Mon Desir apartments were built as well... That was a shocking decision which got rid of another icon of the Shore, the Mon Pub.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Decision out today. What's the bet they will ignore the majority of submissions and there will be a big cost to the ratepayers somewhere? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/8413068/Hard-questions-on-watersports-centre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Good article with interesting quotes. As a submitter on behalf of retaining the campground, I will be watching the decision with interest! Despite being a yachtie and having kids who would love then high performance centre there, this idea focuses to intently on one group in our society, whereas the campground caters for all, and really is a little gem, that has no possibility of being located anywhere else on the shore with a similar position. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10871374 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Good to see the system working Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It's like the car park argument, give $1000000 to beneficiaries and its a crime on humanity, subsidise executives audi parking spot to the tune of $17m and thats trifling and not worth collecting It's a stupid place for ynz , impossible to get to, i like the takapuna beach cafe but if you want to go for lunch you have to arrive at breakfast time to get a park. And the backlash against yachties as being elitist rich pricks will last for decades Mind you I think the camp should go too. It should be a park Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Looking at the board making the call they are all pretty rich pricks as they all live in very high value suburbs and knowing most, very high value properties. They wouldn't be representative of the general areas population. Chris Darby (Chair) - Stanley Point = Cha Ching and a big one Kevin Schwass - Killarney St = one of Takapunas Paratai Drive equivalents. Joseph Bergin - Milford but unlike everyone else knot willing to say. Mike Cohen - Bayswater Ave, down the very pricey end in CEO territory as it's called. Dianne Hale - Jubilee Ave = LARGE Cha Ching Jan O'Connor - Francis Street = a real middle class address and coincidently the only person to vote No by the looks. Well done Jan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I just saved the trendy lefties some work by randomly pre-judging people purely on face value for them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tuffyluffy 76 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Its the North Shore for petes-sake, no-one in really cares. The best part of North Shore is the motorway that allows you to steam though at 110kph without needing to mix with the white trash that populates the place. Concrete the camping ground and turn it into a burnout pad for the boy racers that usually head over the bridge on the weekends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Im with LuffyTuffy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 At times I think I'd agree with Tuffy and Chop but most of the time I don't. I also know where both their boats live and I'm knot vindictive, promise Auckland would be fucked without the North Shore. There would be no one to pay for all the amenities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Two words Knot Me... Andrew f**king Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 120 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Two words Knot Me... Andrew f**king Williams Don't you mean Andrew Pissing Williams? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 To be honest I never could understand what all the fuss was about with him. So he peed on a tree, whoop de do, who hasn't. If it's knot that then you have totaly lost me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Two words Knot Me... Andrew f**king Williams ah - careful about throwing stones - I think there's three words there Tom! I happen to like Takapuna - its just that its full of 'spunas' as we used to call them last century! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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