30 July, 2025

Vibrations vex residents

A Castor Bay man is angry he is being kept awake at night due to a drain installed for stormwater from a nearby housing development.
Peter Hutchinson (pictured) and wife Lois, who have lived on Esplanade Rd for 12 years, are having their sleep broken by the vibration of vehicles driving over a new drain installed under Beach Rd in early June to remove stormwater from a five-house development.
The drain had slumped and “every time a car goes over it a shudder goes through our house”, he said. Buses were worse.
Hutchinson has taken his concerns to the Castor Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association and also the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, speaking at its public forum last week.
Rather than have contractors redo the work, he wants Auckland Transport to reinstate the road and drain to “a full road standard – and send the developer the bill.”
Board members have forwarded Hutchinson’s concerns to AT and called for council to get tougher on errant developments.

• Auckland Council’s compliance team confirmed it received a complaint on 5 June 2025 alleging discharge of sediment-laden water from the 76 Beach Rd site. The Pollution Response Team confirmed the discharge occurred. Abatement and infringement notices were issued.

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