Infectious bug? – causing problems for chickens.

by | Sep 15, 2016 | MailChimp

Hi there

We lost a couple of Chickens recently to a respiratory infection, symptoms are:

  • very dark red cone and
  • being able to see the bird breathing.

Both of these symptoms are a very bad sign, and of course the birds are off their food and looking fluffed up.

Just letting those of you who love your chickens know, in case its an infectious thing going around.

We had to get antibiotic to put into other birds water. Really is awful and birds do suffer, get on to it quickly if birds look unwell.

Kind Regards,
Hubbard Family

SPARK upgraded their cell coverage of the Ahuroa area today.

by | Sep 13, 2016 | MailChimp

Spark went live with their cellular upgrade at the base of Woodcocks Hill today.

It is reported that a resident of Ahuroa Rd now has 4 of 5 bars of signal while on the Spark network.

A cellular speedtest tonight shows the following speeds (taken from that point on Ahuroa Road):

Test Date: 13/09/2016 9:25 PM
Download: 19.99 Mbps
Upload: 3.25 Mbps
Ping: 36 ms
Connection Type: Cellular

However, this is showing as only 3G, and not 4G coverge yet – which may be considered a little dissapointing. – We’re unsure if today’s state of the network is the final state or whether there might be further enhancements due.

As we get further, solid information through we’ll share it with you.

Puhoi Subdivision Link

by | Sep 13, 2016 | MailChimp

Hello

I got some emails back from the grapevine asking for the link on the Council website to the subdivision consent. I have now searched too and it’s not yet there. I have emailed the Council contact on the letter I got to ask why.

I’ll post again when I hear back, but in the meantime keep checking the Council site – I assume it will pop up soon.

Cheers
Andrew Cranna-Powell ([email protected])

A very large subdivision – resource consent notification

by | Sep 12, 2016 | MailChimp

Hello Grapevine

I got a letter from the Council in the mail today regarding a truly massive subdivision in Puhoi/Moirs/Ahuroa East area, which is at the resource consent stage. The letter was notifying affected residents of the resource consent that has been lodged by Asia Pacific International.

I attach an outline map of the areas and it is a large amount of the previous Carter Holt forestry area – 1300ha(!!) in this case, and proposes 207 rural residential lots. It stretches from the village and is bounded by Ahuroa Road, SH1 and to the north goes well past Moirs Hill Road.

I am sending this through as the deadline for submissions on this is 10th October, just under a month away, and the more notice that can be provided to residents who may wish to submit, the better.

The application numbers for the consents are SLC 66696, REG 66698, REG 66699 and the consent can be viewed on the council website by searching for current publicly notified applications.

The days of this neck of the woods being quiet, small scale rural settlements are well and truly ending….


Kind regards

Andrew Cranna-Powell ([email protected])
Ahuroa Road