Hard News: Floating the idea
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
thank you, Joshua, that needed to be said
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Matthew Poole, in reply to
Yeah, but roads are vital to our economic performance. Or something.
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There's always enough money for some things. What those are tell us a lot about the organisations and the people making the decision.
And it's always a decision even if just to continue doing what has been done.
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Flotation devices mandatory.
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Without swimming licence.
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Anything left of your ratepayer-funded sand after this weekend? May have to drop paying for swimming pools while they truck in replacement sand for the rich...
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Sam F, in reply to
Anything left of your ratepayer-funded sand after this weekend?
Heh, was thinking the same thing this morning... Point Chev will probably have been sheltered enough from the worst of it, but the resanded eastern beaches may not be so fortunate.
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Simon J Taylor, in reply to
"replacement sand for the rich"
Most Aucklanders can get to Mission Bay within an hour or so. Having got there they are all free to swim there.
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Dave M, in reply to
Pleased the liberal inner west has golden sand now
The sand taken from Pakiri has completed destroyed the surf banks at that beach so that when there was a nice swell last week the entire beach was one big closeout , always a price to pay
However far from encouraging more council spending I think free poll admission is a great idea cut the budget from somewhere else
I have three kids under 6 and teaching them to swim for one half an hour lesson per week costs $45 a week just too much -
recordari, in reply to
replacement sand for the rich...
Up until then, maybe, but as I think Russell has covered, it's not just the rich benefiting from the resanding. Why they even let people from Sandringham use it. Who knew?
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Jacqui Dunn, in reply to
Yes, $45 per week for a bare 30 minutes (X 3, as there are three kids) is a lot of money. Had you thought of hiring a keen young college student instead? Someone who could swim well, and liked children, and would be happy to spend a few hours a week passing on the knowledge? (And be paid for their efforts?)
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Sacha, in reply to
Most Aucklanders can get to Mission Bay within an hour or so.
Sure our beaches are public places (and it's no surprise that wealthier residents tend to live closer what with property prices and all), but you are familiar with reports of young people from South Auckland who have never even seen the sea, right? Transport costs are probably more of a barrier for some than you think they are. It would be interesting to see survey results of how people travelled to Manukau's free pools.
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the resanded eastern beaches may not be so fortunate.
On the upside, there is now a lot more 'Waterfront property! Only meters from the beach!' available along Tamaki Drive.
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Sacha, in reply to
with fresh mulch thrown in
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