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STEPS AGM 2016 – 31 May 2016

May 15th, 2016

STEPS will be holding its AGM on

Tuesday May 31, 2016, 7pm, at Alberton House (100 Mt Albert Road)

After the AGM, there will be brief updates on several topical issues including:

– Designation of Roy Clements Treeway as a “Significant Ecological Area” (SEA): Why is it important and What does it mean?

– Central Interceptor: Core samples, Cross-sections & Future plans

– Meola Creek: General updates

– 2016 Plantings: Wetland & Rock forest

Following the updates, there will be a general panel/floor discussion for these issues and those raised by the audience.

Come along and have your say!!

Please note the date and pass on the information to anyone who might be interested.

A flyer for distribution or posting can be downloaded here: STEPS_2016 AGM_Flyer

All welcome – hope to see you there…

Central Interceptor Hearings – Submissions from STEPS, MARA and others

August 25th, 2013

On Friday 2nd August STEPS presented an oral submission to the Hearing (see link below).

We are opposing the use of the Roy Clements Treeway as a site on the basis that it would fragment and diminish one of the few very small natural areas in Mt Albert.

Together with submissions by St Lukes Garden Apartments Body Corporate and MARA (see link below), we asked them to look at possible alternatives which would avoid destruction of so many trees over such a large area.

STEPS submission: STEPS Central Interceptor Hearing 2013 August

MARA submission: MARA Watercare Central Interceptor Summary of Evidence

We were followed by a very thought provoking and informed presentation by Joel Cayford which outlined some of the wider issues.

http://joelcayford.blogspot.com/2013/08/watercare-central-interceptor-oral.html

…  “The overall Central Interceptor project involves further regional consents for the CSO Collector Sewer works … and a network discharge consent…..” … One key question is why the resource consents for this large tunnel project are being considered in advance of the overall network discharge consent.

STEPS notes that according to Watercare’s coloured pictures (though no supporting data) Meola Creek overflows will be significantly reduced but will remain the largest overflow points on the Auckland isthmus after the Central Interceptor is completed. This means we have an ongoing interest and Meola Creek will form part of the sewerage network for probably the next century or more.

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Lower Meola Creek Planting Day -> 20 July, 10.30am onward

July 14th, 2013

This year, the Albert Eden Local Board offered to fund the restoration of a site in lower Meola near the Moa Reserve in Point Chevalier. STEPS successfully applied for the funding, and will be working with a team run by Katherine Read of Wai Care, including Te Ngahere and local people, to carry out the planting and weed control.

Initially, we have arranged for a joint planting day, and are hoping for a good turnout of STEPS members and supporters to support this initiative downstream from our usual area of focus.

The details are below – hope to see you there

PLANTING DAY DETAILS

There will be a lower Meola Planting day on the slopes of MOTAT opposite Moa Reserve on Saturday 20 July from 10:30am onward.

Where: MOTAT – Main entrance off Meola Road. You can park in the MOTAT carpark and  request access from the staff in the hanger if no Wai Care co-ordinator is present at the time of your arrival. Follow the signage to the planting site. See map:

Planting Location 20.07.13

What to bring: Gumboots, old clothes and wet weather gear, gloves, a water bottle and a spade if you have one!

Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested…..

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