We are keeping up the pressure

Thank you for all of you who wrote to lobby our Councillors. While we are still awaiting further developments on this topic we have not been letting the grass grow under our feet. Since the last update Howick Ratepayers and Residents Assn have taken a deputation to Howick Local Board on Stockade Hill (March) and a further presentation (April) on the Stockade Hill issue and then on the need for a Special Character Statement for Howick-a huge omission, as every other area of Auckland has this supporting statement but Howick under Manukau Council did not. We need this to legally state what are the important defining characteristics of Howick to entrench the Special Character Business Area status we won at the Unitary Plan Hearings and ensure our low rise Village keeps its historic character which cannot be changed in the future.