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Strand Optimisation
To:
[email address]
Subject:
Fw: Blocked drains
Date:
Thursday, 30 January 2025 2:13:30 am
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Ngā mihi,
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The Strand Optimisation Team
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From: Karamveer Talwar 
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 5:17 PM
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To: Ritiksha Narayan ; Strand Optimisation 
Subject: FW: Blocked drains
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From: Projects Team 
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Sent: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 5:10 PM
To: Dylan Smith (Auckland Transport) 
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Cc: Karamveer Talwar ; Projects Team 
Subject: FW: Blocked drains
Hi Dylan
Yes, erosion sediment control devices have been installed for our work on The Strand.
ASM monitors this area closely and would remove the devices if we thought they might cause flooding issues in a severe
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If heavy rainfall is forecast our Traffic Incident Management unit will go down to The Strand and ensure the devices are not
causing any additional flooding risk in the area.
Ngā mihi,
Hanna Walker on behalf of the SH16 Port area summer works project team
E: [email address]/ W: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/asm/summer-works
Waka Kotahi
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From: Dylan Smith (AT) <[email address]> 
Sent: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 9:02 AM
To: Peter Mitchell (ASM) <[email address]>; Karamveer Talwar
<[email address]>; Roderick Hadiwibowo
<[email address]>


Cc: Alex Elton-Farr (AT) <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Blocked drains
Happy new year NZTA team!
Are these sediment control devices part of The Stand road works?
Cheers
Dylan Smith| Contract Manager Central & Hauraki Gulf Islands
Road Asset Maintenance & Renewals | Infrastructure & Place 
Auckland Transport
20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
[email address] | www.at.govt.nz
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From: Alex Elton-Farr (AT) <[email address]> 
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Sent: Tuesday, 28 January 2025 4:17 pm
To: Dylan Smith (AT) <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Blocked drains
Hi Dylan, do you know if these are from something we’re doing?
Cheers,
Alex
From: Nick FitzHerbert <[email address]> 
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Sent: Friday, 24 January 2025 4:43 pm
To: Alex Elton-Farr (AT) <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Blocked drains
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
Kia ora Alex
 
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There were further concerns from the Waitemata Local Board 
about drains along The Strand, St Georges Bay and Gladstone 
Roads being blocked as pictured. Do you know if the blocks 
the 
are from AT roadworks?
 
Nick
 
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From: RES Local Board Waitemata 
<[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 11:54 AM
To: Nick FitzHerbert 
<[email address]>
Subject: FW: Blocked drains
 
Hi Nick
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We received this customer service issue which I understand 
should have gone through the Customers Service team for 
logging. However, I am seeking your assistance and direction 
as I think this might sit with Healthy Waters , if not, are 
you able to point me in the right direction please?
 
I am noting that the constituent is keen on a regular 
maintenance program being established, if there is not one 
in place already.
 
Are you able to advise please?


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seems what has not been taken into consideration is that 
this work is on a flood plain To that end, what has been put 
in place for any potential weather changes?
s 9(2)(a)
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From:s 9(2)(a)
Sent: Tuesday, 31 December 2024 6:51 pm
To: 'Councillor Desley Simpson' 
<[email address]>; 'RES Local Board 
Waitemata' <[email address]>
s 9(2)(a)
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s 9(2)(a)
 'Mayor Wayne Brown' 
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Blocked drains
 
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Knowing you would get onto this, the real issue is 
establishing a regular maintenance program And thank you for 
your kind wishes, happy 2025 to you and Peter too
 
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From: Councillor Desley Simpson 
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Sent: Tuesday, 31 December 2024 6:22 pm
To: s 9(2)(a)
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Subject: Re: Blocked drains
 
I’ve copied in the Waitemata Local board email to this as 
I’m not sure who is around and they monitor local 
maintenance I’m sure someone will pick this up Meanwhile 
I’ll log but please note there is only a skeleton staff 
working over the Xmas/ holiday  break
 
Happy 2025 to you all

 
Desley Simpson ,JP
or of Auckland / Auckland Councillor Orakei Ward
s 9(2)(a)
or please contact
Kelly Clancy
[email address]
s 9(2)(a)
 
 
> On 31 Dec 2024, at 2:2 PM, s 9(2)(a)
wrote:

> Good afternoon all
> On observing the flood barriers installed overnight, this 
inspired me
> to walk the area to inspect the drains and take images. 
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> overtures from Auckland Council to regularly keep the 
drains clear of
> all leaves and debris is lip service. Furthermore, the 
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autumn leaves
> from three of the largest trees in Parnell in Faraday Road 
have still
> not been removed. Had we encountered another storm last 
night our
> basement could have flooded again. As group of owners we 
remit in
> excess of $215k in rates and if Auckland Council continue 
to put their
> heads in the sand, we need to consider putting them on 
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notice. The
> damage from the January 23 flood exceeded $350k, our lifts 
were down
> for thirteen weeks, our excess quad tripled and our 
insurance premiums
> have more than doubled, additionally we now find ourselves 
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almost
> uninsurable. To highlight how serious the drainage issue 
is I have
the 
> attached jus
wo images of the nine drains currently 
blocked Krgds s 9(2)(a)

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