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Published 23 October 2007Jurisdiction: Manukau City, Auckland Regional Council

Neighbourhood: East Tamaki Heights

Applicant: Morning Star Development Ltd (Arthur Morgenstern, Newmarket)

Application detail: 30 Masons Rd, city council subdivision resource consent to create 25 rural-residential lots & one common lot on an 18.41ha site zoned rural 3 & 4, fronting Pt View Drive & Masons Rd.

Secondly, stormwater & wastewater discharge and earthworks consents from the regional council.

The common lot will cover 11.5ha. The 3 lots in the rural 4 zone contain 4350m², 4100m² & 4850m². The lots in the rural 3 zone range from 2000-4300m².

The common lot are to contain a wastewater treatment plant and the primary & reserve areas for wastewater disposal.

Notification date: 19 October

Submission closure date: Monday 19 November

Other details: Mr Morgenstern is a director of GS & LD Lease Ltd, changed to Axon House Carparking Ltd on 12 July) & Kingdon Development Ltd, placed in voluntary liquidation on 17 August, a week before a court application to wind them up. The Newmarket parking company’s statement of affairs showed receivables estimated to realise $10,000, and a $502,000 shortfall available to unsecured creditors. The development company showed a $216,000 deficit. Mr Morgenstern is also a director of GS & LD Investment & Management Services Ltd, Hamina Enterprises Ltd, Innovative Housing Ltd, Landmark Property Development Ltd, Morning Star Enterprises Ltd, Morning Star Polo Farm Ltd, Newmarket Carpark Ltd & Whitford Ranch Ltd.

Earlier story:7 August 2007: Morgenstern seeks retrospective approval for St Lukes apartment changes

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Attribution: Council notice, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Local details from Bayleys Real Estate’s spring Total Property auction series:

Published 7 October 2007East Tamaki, 14 Ross Reid Place, modern high-stud, tilt-slab Metal Protection Specialists building, 1459m² warehouse, total area 2390m², passed in at $2.8 million, sold for $2.86 million at a 7.9% yield (Shane Snijder & Jane High).

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Attribution: Bayleys, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Published 7 October 2007Manukau City Council trading company Tomorrow’s Manukau Properties Ltd signed an agreement with Melview Developments Ltd (Nigel McKenna) on Friday to design the Flat Bush town centre and implement the council’s vision for it.

The council approved the deal a week earlier, although there’s no evidence on its online records – not even among confidential agenda items – that it did so.

The deal was revealed in the National Business Review on Friday. Both Melview & the council issued releases several hours later claiming to be announcing something which, by then, was already announced.

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Attribution: Company statement, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Published 30 September 2007Jurisdiction: Manukau City

Neighbourhood: Flat Bush

Applicant: AAA Development (Ormiston) Ltd (Steven Wong, East Tamaki)

Application detail: 170 Chapel Rd & 33 Triumph Rd, application for land use resource consent for a mixed-use retail & apartment building of up to 8 levels, including 1847m² of retail in up to 17 ground-level units fronting Chapel & Fusion Rds & an internal pedestrian lane, 127 residential units from level 2 up, 221 parking spaces on the ground & first floors, and 2 terraced residential units replacing the one existing unit on the adjoining site at 33 Triumph Rd

Notification date: 23 September

Submission closure date: Tuesday 30 October

Other details: Mr Wong is a director of AAA Development Ltd, Fresher Foods Ltd, NZ Chinese Cultural Exchange Ltd & SWCW Development Ltd.

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Attribution: Council notice, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Published 7 September 2007Manukau City Council’s hearings committee has decided to generally uphold the district plan change which allows for the creation of the Wairoa River maritime village.

The committee received more than 1000 public submissions on the village proposal. Submitters now have 30 working days to decide if they will appeal the decision to the Environment Court.

The Wairoa Canal Development Partnership – a successor to the property interests of Force Corp Ltd – sought approval for private plan change 13 in 2005, to establish a new coastal settlement  based on a canal housing scheme in the lower reaches of the Wairoa River, 5km north-west of Clevedon, between North Rd & the river. Force Corp first put its proposal to the council in 2001, and other parties had put up schemes for years before that.

Hearings committee chairman Jan Sinclair said the village was “a unique development in a unique area. It’s a one-off which offers another choice of lifestyle in Manukau. The committee heard expert evidence that gave us confidence the proposed canal housing won’t be bad for the environment.

“It will be self-sufficient with its own infrastructure for sewage & drinking water. 34ha of wetland & native planting will encourage new life in the river – we’re quite confident this will mitigate any potential environmental effects.

“The rules of the plan change will protect the natural character of the surrounding rural landscape and ensure a carefully managed urban development.”

Among other reasons the committee gave for upholding the plan change:

It will bring economic & social benefits to the Clevedon area in the form of employment opportunities & enhanced facilities that can be supported by a growing populationIt will facilitate the provision of enhanced boating facilities in the Wairoa River and result in generous open spaces & a walkway system for the publicNorth Rd will be upgraded considerably.

Earlier stories:

20 November 2005: Wairoa River canal village out to public consultation11 May 2004: New push for Wairoa River canal village gets same old answer10 March 2001: Force’s canal village concept before regional council

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Attribution: Council release, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Published 14 August 2007

East Tamaki, 31 Stonedon Drive, warehouse & 2 levels of offices, showroom & amenities, completed in September 2003, previous owner Matand Trust, new owner-occupier Gasparre Holdings Pty Ltd, gross floor area 1275m² on 2000m² site, 16 parking spaces, sold with vacant possession for $2.2 million; CBRE agents Nigel Hewitson & Scott Soroka.

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Attribution: CBRE release, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Local results from Bayleys’ Total Property auction on Wednesday 4 April 2006:

Published 9 April 2007

Dannemora, corner Te Irirangi & Redcastle Drives, Dannemora Pharmacy, paying net $72,000/year plus gst plus outgoings, sold prior for $1.05 million at 6.9% yield (Mark Pittaway)

Full auction results: Just 3 sales under the hammer, 5 prior at Total Property auction

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Attribution: Auction, book & schedule, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Local results from Bayleys’ Total Property auction on Wednesday 4 April 2006:

Published 9 April 2007

East Tamaki, 257 East Tamaki Rd, 5 tenancies returning net $176,000/year plus gst, passed in at $1.7 million (Ross McFarlane & Shaun Paterson)

East Tamaki, 166 Harris Rd, unit D, 702m² site returning $80,890/year plus gst, sold for $1.11 million at 7.3% yield (Ben Bayley & John Bolton)

East Tamaki, 14 Neil Park Drive, unit B, returning $28,000/year plus gst plus outgoings, sold prior for $380,000 at 7.4% yield (Jane High)

Full auction results: Just 3 sales under the hammer, 5 prior at Total Property auction

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Published 22 November 2006

Howick architect Malcolm Smith has designed a tranquil courtyard & walkway for the former police station site on Picton St, to link the village to Howick Library.

The concept designs for the new reserve are open for feedback until Wednesday 28 February.

The design incorporates a water feature, a chess board in the paving, trellis screens and memorial plaques commemorating Howick’s first European settlers, the Fencibles.

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Attribution: Council release, story written by Bob Dey for this website.

Published 4 October 2006

Tomorrow’s Manukau Properties Ltd, a subsidiary of the Manukau City Council, has hired former Westfield (NZ) Ltd managing director Grant Hirst to help conduct an expressions-of-interest programme for the Flat Bush town centre project.

Mr Hirst is now at Munro Corp Pty Ltd.

Expressions of interest close on Friday 10 November.

Negotiations from this programme are likely to lead to a joint venture with Tomorrow’s Manukau Properties, although the company still has to discuss that with the council.

The Flat Bush area of Manukau is being turned from farmland into a suburb which will contain 40,000 people by 2020. The council has created a masterplan for the 18ha town centre and Tomorrow’s Manukau Properties has launched a marketing campaign in Australia & New Zealand to attract interested participants.

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Attribution: Company release, phone discussions, story written by Bob Dey for this website.