Party time

WALLY HICKS

Kohukohu There is an air of expectancy and jubilation among the ratepayers and residents of upper O¯ kahu Road in Kaitaia.

There has been considerable activity of heavy machinery, vehicles and people focused on 0.8km of O¯ kahu Road. Official

news has come through that the unsealed portion of this scenic road is to be sealed thus joining the loop of unsealed O¯ kahu Road with the north-east sealed portion.

Considerable history lies behind the patience, regular requests, logical thinking, communications, surveys

spanning 18 years.

As the representative of the ratepayers’ and residents’ group I have a dossier covering 18 years of submissions containing some remarkably pertinent points for the completion of this road.

With jubilation, we will celebrate the occasion with a street party in a simple form — BYO etc etc.

Councillor Mate Radich will join us. Guests will receive a flyer with the necessary information.

FAYE IRWIN-ERCEG Okahu Road, Kaitaia

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