Councillor Connop

A 3D printing service, Free Wi-Fi, or even Free online Movie Access.? The public library isn’t just books, magazines and newspapers. It is Free for a membership to the Whangarei District Library and you can get many benefits and educational resources. You get the benefit of the large selection of book within the library, genealogy resources, a Northland specific room, historical New Zealand books and maps. You can gain access to online movies, newspapers, apps and online resources. There are also computers, internet access, free Wi-Fi, printing, photocopying, and meeting rooms. But wait there’s more! There is and really you need to decide where to go first. There is a café, hang out or even space get lost in a new adventure. Last but certainly not least, you can choose from 4 awesome Library Cards featuring some of the awesome locations around Whangarei. I chose Ocean Beach. But there is also Mt Manaia, Te Matau a Pohe, and one of the waterfalls. The design itself is a pret...

It's a huge number... but what does it mean though? How many staff will this benefit, who also are awesome people who Live IN this community?! 350 Staff! (you likely know someone whom this will help.) In 38 years the Civic Center will essentially be paid off with the savings of the rent they currently spend. $1 million a year rent! (Where do you think that rent comes from?) They currently have staff spread out and have to walk almost half kilometer to WDC and from Walton Plaza. Parts of the council building are not up to earthquake code and trying to fix an older building would likely be a waste of money to even TRY to strengthen it. The rest of Forum North has issues with the fact the roof is flat in profile and occasionally leaks, requiring ongoing maintenance. The library build, which was around $8 million for the building... then ended up costing $15 million in the end after setting it up fully. The new civic centre is getting everyone in the same efficient building, which make...

We need to address this situation BEFORE there is a fatality! Do you feel safe riding or walking along the side of a road? How about trying to cross Port Road Bridge? This bridge was built in 1956, 63 years ago. How many Near Misses have happened? How many accidents have happened? Most other bridges in town have footpaths attached, either once side or both. For some reason... this doesn't have one! With a huge amount of people working out towards the Port, why hasn't this happened sooner. NZTA says that if you are to walk on a road, walk towards the traffic, but that would also mean crossing the road, which is tricky enough having to cross 2 sets of double lanes, and merging ones at that. (We all know how good some are at merging) I have heard that there is some plans to put a bridge across here when the shared path goes in... but how far away is that? A couple of years away at the earliest, if it doesn't get pushed back. I currently drive across this bridge daily and see...