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• Cars parked in bus lane causing congestion
• Auckland wants to become “most liveable city in the world” is a joke

  BECAUSE IT IS GOING OUT OF ITS WAY TO BE ABUSIVE TO PEDESTRIANS. I was going to work via Grafton bridge and got faced with a “works end”(photo used at this web site) blocking most of the footpath, over the next couple of days as I walked to work, workout the only job this sign does is block the footpath for pedestrians & be a visual distraction to motorist . What I found out is there is road works on Grafton Road between Park Road & Grafton bridge intersection and the “waterfront”. So motorist leaving the Grafton Road road works and entering the Park Road & Grafton bridge intersection can use one of three lanes, one nearest the footpath is for traffic turning left into Park Road, the other two lanes is for traffic going straight ahead (towards Khyber pass). THERE IS NO LANE FOR TURING LEFT into Grafton Bridge so you can see the “works end” blocking most of the footpath. If you did get into the lane nearest the oncoming traffic there is a sign on a power pole indicating “NO RIGHT TURN” (photo used at this web site) [When I almost walked into a sign one night walking along Park Road and made a posting here at this web site almost a year ago. Was told the back of the sign could not be painted with high visibility paint to stand out and to warn over pedestrians that they need to walk around the sign to avoid getting their face whacked with the sign because “THIS WOULD BE A VISUAL DISTRACTION FOR MOTOREST FACING THE BACK OF THE SIGN” so the conclusion here is this “work end” sign blocking most of the Grafton bridge footpath has the only job of been in the way for pedestrians and a visual distraction for motorist who have not gone past the road works on Grafton Road. In fact just after I took a photo of this nuisance sign for this web site, my movement was restricted by a high volume of pedestrians walking past this sign …...... Over the next couple of days I walked different routes to work (so I did not have to walk past this sign) I found one route still has the footpath cancer left on Boston Road needed for a temporary train station while Grafton train station was getting built. So I went another route and almost got hit with a waterfall coming off Auckland southern motorway bridge due to wind fluctuation. Then a third route found a “50” km/h sign laying on the footpath, that was moved to the other side of the fence and when I got a email to tell me the people who fix signs were about to fix it, found the night before this sign had completely vanished. Now trying to get out of the habit of moaning to this web site, noticed a sign down on Grafton Bridge Wednesday night. [but forgot to say this on the web site posting] on Thursday morning saw broken glass on Grafton bridge and was not going post this because it has been most times a wasted report reporting via this web site, it was not until I slipped at about 522 Karangahape Road footpath decided to report the glass. BY THE WAY the “works end” sign reported at this web site last year that I almost walked into was moved to a higher position, but then there were a few other signs still left at face whacking height. fixmystreet is a very good idea but from the reports Auckland City get they appear to me to be put in the “who gives a toss” file. CONCLUSION : I am sick to death of been a unpaid reporter for Auckland City Council problems as most of my reports are fixed by the procrastination comments “cant do, wont do, we have a stuff pedestrians policy” just so Auckland can become the worlds most liveable city. like who cares about people slipping on footpath cancer. ERRORS : in the frustration forgot to say on a previous posting the sign down on Wednesday was on Grafton bridge then a fix up on latter posting said by mistake grafton road, then the slip along posting forgot to say it was at about 522 Karangahape Road just next to ANZ automatic teller.
• sign down at western end

  not sure what it says too busy having time wasted reporting problems that never get fixed
• Street sign damaged

  The street names sign on the corner of Minnie Street and Virginia Ave East has been severely damaged.
• the shifting 50 KM/H sign

  walk along "The Stand" turn left into Quay street there is a tired "50" KM/H sign leaning on the fence, last week it was on the other side of the fence, goodness knows were it will be tomorrow. PLEASE comments and update website when fixed.
• weird road rules

  PREAMBLE: Grafton Road has road works between Park road & motorway on ramp. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PICTURE IS A PHOTO OF THE "NO TURN RIGHT" ~ THE RIGHT PART OF THE PHOTO IS THE "WORKS END" SIGN MOTORIST PATH A: Drive from Grafton Road that has road works (up hill), ignore the "no right turn" sign and turn right into Grafton bridge, "WORK END" sign become useful and for what it was intended. MOTORIST PATH B: Drive from Park road in to Grafton bridge, "WORK END" sign is useless because road works never started, and is a visual distraction for motorist. MOTORIST PATH C: Drive from Carton Gore Road direction turn left into Grafton bridge "WORK END" sign is useless because road works never started and is a visual distraction for motorist. CONCLUSION: TO MAKE "WORK END" SIGN BECOME USEFUL MOTORIST MUST DISOBEY "NO TURN RIGHT" SIGN AND TURN RIGHT. CONCLUSION FOR PEDESTRIANS: WHAT A PAIN BECAUSE THE SIGN TAKES UP 1/3 TO 1/2 THE FOOTPATH WIDTH AND IS A **** OFF FOR PEDESTRIANS, IN FACT IT RESTRICTED MY MOVEMENT JUST AFTER I TOOK THE PHOTO.
• Left green arrow broken
• Sign poledownin 2 places Runnell St
• Bush blocking safe view of road, pedestrians

  Trees and bush near the traffic island on Paul Matthews Rd is blocking visibility for cars and pedestrians. This could be a hazard for people trying to cross the road.
• issue 2203 still broken fence

  i seem waste a lot of time reporting problems
• No curb cuts for wheelchairs
• speed bumps needed

  Hi please can you assist with the request for speed bumps,cars are using this street as a bypass for whangaparaoa road and cars scream past at all speeds with no regards for anything the noise from some cars are so loud at all hours of the day and night.
• shirt ripper

  Because footpath cancer is slippery in the wet and takes up the WHOLE footpath, I avoid walking on them, I value my ability to walk without been a drain on the health care system, if you walk around the footpath cancer there is the sign at shirt ripping height. (about 1.4 meter off the ground)
• What will this hatch into?

  A What egg? You can not sit on it, can not eat your lunch off it, what good is it? lets hope it get sold off quick, I just get so excited when people waste money on hideous objects like this and nobody gives a hoot in making our community safer and preventing injury.
• Fence broken

  On Tamaki Drive, half way between Ngapipi Road & the trees at Partai North reserve. FOR WHICH THERE ARE LOTS OF MUSHROOMS GROWING UNDER THE TREES. The post here there is only 30 more post before the end, I bent the fence out towards the sea, some dork comes along and bends it so people can walk into it in the dark night.
• Is underground power/telephone lines possible in this street?

  This is a street leading down to a very popular beach and the power lines and telephone lines especially outside 9 Sidmouth look disgusting and can't be healthy. It is bad enough having a sewage pump across the road but at least that has been upgraded and disguised with trees. Hurstmere Rd in Takapuna and the beachfront of Montrose in Mairangi got underground power, what about Sidmouth and doing the rest of Montrose Tce (which also leads down to the beach) in Mairangi Bay?
• street name and directions

  driving towards rosscommon road manurewa on the motorway from onehunga.. there are no street direction signs pointing to rosscommon road linking it to . manurewa,wattle downs,weymouth area's. ON THAT MOTORWAY. i've lived in auckland for 50 years now and cannot find my way now..imajine a tourist trying to get there. we are now supposed to be a tourist oriented country.
• Track washed away and needs replacing

  The track from Morriggia Pl into the Leigh Reserve has been washed away and needs to be replaced. This has been like this for over a year and there has been nothing done to replace it. Many people use this track and just walk around the small barriers that are in place at the washout, but it's very unsafe for small children. Can this be fixed?
• Speeding vehicles causing danger to children and animals

  HAving real issues on the street with Vehicles speeding up and down the hill section of Arthur st. We have a 21/2 year old son and keep him well clear. Vehicles are accellerating at the bottom of the hill to well in excess of the speed limit as they go up ...and do the same as they go down. Is it possible to have speed bumps introduced to reduce the risk of a child being run over by a speeding vehicle....or does that need (and a child killed or injured)before these sorts of requests be looked at?
• Power Pole having troubles

  This power pole is not quite where it should be and its only a matter of time before the kindy its next to gets a SHOCK.
• Stormwater inlet

  There is a large and open stormwater inlet located here which could be a hazard to small children and animals. Could you look into putting a grate on it to stop small bodies entering?
• Trees in road reserve causing safety hazards for the slip road

  Overgrown trees that are located between Jellicoe Road and the slip road are rubbing against power lines, and branches are hanging dangerously low over the slip road. Please get an arborist in to trim them back to a safer height. Thanks.
• Give Way Sign Down.

  The give way sign exiting Jackso nway has been toppled by vandals.
• Water leak

  There appears to be a decent water leak. The water is bubbling up through the pavement. partway between the blue water meter boxes and the road edge at the top of the drive that goes down to 23 & 25 Sunset Road, i.e. on the council side of the water meters
• Signdown
• 100 kph sign fallen down

  looks like is has taken a slight knock. just needs to be stood up and re-concreted
• Pedestrian crossing

  Pedestrians at this intersection crossing across Wellesley St East on the library side have to contend with buses who are allowed to turn left into Wellesley St at the same time. There should be a sign to buses saying give way to pedestrians. It is very dangerous because pedestrians expect right of way when the green walking signal is going.
• Street sign missing to show entrance to walkway
• Shrubs blocking fpath
• PIGS meat at Newmarket train station

  ..... or should I say the new square right at the Newmarket train station. What a mess every Friday night like 5:30pm, take you fine book and hand out fines for littering and you could take home the "beacon" for the city council. By the Way I could not find a Category option for Rubbish (human pigs) I think the one I selected is the best I could use, or People Fouling might be another option needed. From Eric
• Hedge over fpath
• Low hanging residences foliage obstructing fpath
• Lavander obstructing footpath
• Dirty footpath
• Dirty footpath
• Hedge taking up half fpath
• Hedge onto fpath fr adjacent boundary
• Walk way to new Lynn sign missing
• Bush needs cutting back
• Incorrect spelling of street name

  It's labelled Forth Ave instead of Fourth Ave at the intersection of Fourth & School
• Grafton Bridge turning into a dump

  I think it has four cracked &/or broken windows now, I suppose that is what you get when you leave it as a dump, not even the street cleaners go near it. Toilets at the corner, bridge and Symonds street must look good for Auckland out of town visitors next months what a joke no electric lights in the dark. what a backward city we live in.
• Abandoned Vehicle

  Jeep has been left outside 22 glengarry road for over a week now.
• pedestrian crossing sensor pad

  Walking down Queen Street toward downtown on Tuesday evening (19/7/2011),this yellow sensor pad is extremely slippery & on a bit gradient. My mother & I both slipped on it. I have ended up on crutches with a serious knee injury that is possibly going to require surgery to repair. These horrible sensor pads need to go! They are more of a danger than anything.
• the drain is covered with dead leaves AGAIN!!
• a better place to put a sign so it does not block most of the footpath

  THIS ALSO A TEST TO SEE IF MY EMAIL ADDRESS NEVER COMES AND I HAD TO USE THE OTHER EMAIL ADDRESS, THAT IS WHY I LOST IT YESTERDAY AFTER WASTING TIME It is a bit hard for people in wheel chairs & mother pushing prams when there is a B sign blocking most of the bridge.
• Rubbish blocking footpath
• Dangerous oversized pine trees threaten Kindy carpark

  Hi there. There are dangerous oversized pine trees at 56 Korora Road that threaten the carpark/buildings at the Steiner Kindy (58 Korora Road)
• Bins on street 4 months should not be on path all the time
• Bins an footpath all week
• Power Pole leaning

  The power pole holding power and telephone services to a number of the adjacent properties including 38A Blockhouse Bay Rd is now leaning severely causing the service lines to be near reaching distance from the ground down this driveway and putting strain on the lines providing these services on the roadside.
• Lawn cutting - Unworth Reserve Green Belt around 15 Azure Grove

  Your contractors have not mowed this green belt for two months. Can you please address ASAP.
• ARE THERE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ERECTING SIGNS I dont think so.

  In view of the city has gone out their way to riddle the footpaths with "footpath cancer" to help the Visually Impaired Pedestrian (VIP), and everybody else to slip on them in the wet. I think the placement (height) is literally a slap in the face for VIP's as at 6:35 pm last night I was just moments away from getting whacked in the face by the (other side) of the sign in the photo, (I was looking at the footpath to make sure I did not trip on anything) and if I had of been a VIP I am sure I would of got whacked in the face. It was a bit dark when approaching from the other side of the sign. I really think Auckland Super City can make a bit of money from "Sign Erection Infringement Fines" maybe not as much as the income made on Grafton bridge by cars crossing outside the "free time" (like 6:25pm last night). All the same their are a lot of signs that come down in strong winds, maybe the problem is last time I walked that route (in the dark) at night it was not there. Maybe this one could of been mounted higher (so you did not get whacked in the head) or maybe had cones put around it to direct pedestrians away from the sign, and they would think what are these cones for and why do we have to walk over here and rubber neck to see there is a sign "Trucks Crossing" NOTE: This photo was taken on Park Road across the road from Glasgow terrace, in the photo you can see a telephone booth, with the Auckland Hospital glowing in the dark almost hidden by the sign & the pole.
• badly placed tree/overgrown perhaps/

  The tree just before this bus stop obscures the bus' drivers view of the bus stop so they can't see passengers waiting, and don't take the turn in (its in its own special bay) to pick up passengers, - if you want to get their attention you need to stand in the middle of the road as thats the only place they can see you otherwise they miss you, (two busses did so to me this morning - not the first time) and I watched it happen to someone else today too. Standing in middle of road isn't an option as I and others around here have small children, it is a fairly popular bus stop. Any help would be appreciated thanks.
• Wrong sing posting causing confusion.

  Traveling North on Surrey Cres and attempting a right hand turn into Selbourne St can be quite confusing. There is a stop sign to be complied with. The stop sign overrides the normal give way rule which creates confusion as some people act upon this and others expecting to be given way to find themselves very close to a slow speed head on collision. The Stop sign itself is a hazard. I believe that because the road is clear for several hundred meters no sign would be more appropriate allowing those turning right to apply the standard give way rules giving way to cars moving straight through but having the expected right of way against a southern bound left hand turning vehicle. I live on Selbourne St and see this countless times even when sitting at the cafe watching motorists struggle with the contradicting rules.
• fixmystreet visitors, What is wrong with this picture?

  Put your answers below and see if they match my opinion or I have not lost the plot. This picture was taken between the steps of Saint Kevins arcade and the valley of Myers park. From Eric (I will put my answer on early Monday 2nd May)
• Procrastination far superior to safety in Auckland.

  The sign that indicates to motorist turning from Tamaki drive into Ngapipi Road that there is approaching cyclist is STILL FAULTY, it would not surprise me if my posting here a complete waste of time. This morning (Saturday 30th April) four cyclist when through, the sign did not light up, ten minutes later two more cyclist went through and once again the sign still did not light up. I think, if it can not be fixed or nobody wants to take any interest in getting it fixed, (1) there should be a sign under the existing sign “CYCLISTS APPROACHING WHEN FLASHING” also have another sign “INTERMITTENTLY FAULTY” (2) There also be a sign for the cyclist that the sign is intermittently faulty. From the back of the sign you can see if the sign is working, however I do not think this was done for the cyclist for which the safety was intended, as it is positioned at the top left corner, and trees growing on Tamaki drive make it hard for the cyclist to see it until they are almost in the “run over by oncoming motorist” position. Some of the branches from the trees are only about five metres above the footpath. See also my posting at this web site, “the cry of a cyclist “[BUZZ] ME DEAD”” Saturday 26 February 2011 Footnote: ONCE AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO GET THIS COMPLAINT, WHAT IS THE POINT OF RINGING ME IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. From Eric
• Two constipated drains.

  Today aim of posting: to stop a toddler getting drowned if the toddler was to wonder away from their parents. If heavy rain is to enhance the problem, we are in the season for it. ~~~~~~~~ This is another double image joined together, Both taken from Auckland domain today about just after 5:30pm The top part of the picture is opposite the big sign “20 Titoki Street” corner Titoki Street and Mausell Road, in the south-west part of the intersection. ~~~~~~~~ The bottom part of the picture is half way between Auckland museum & the wintergardens (at the bottom of the stairs) inside the red square under all the dead leaves is a steel grill as you can see in the top part of the picture. I have seen the whole area flooded out after heavy rain. From Eric (sorry I did not walk on footpath cancer on Davis crescent and miss this opportunity.)
• Tagging on cabinet at Warkworth wharf by Mahurangi River
• Slip hazard playground Myers park
• Pruning of trees

  There are lovely magnolia trees on both sides of Waitangi Rd. Unfortunately these have been pruned over the years to accomodate power lines. What is left now is many of the trees have the centres pruned out of them which is very unsightly. Would it not be more appropriate to decrease the overall size of the top of the trees so they still resemble the shape of a tree?
• Roadside Drainage Ditch

  Roadside drainage ditch outside 38 and 40 Northfield Road, Waitakere, is overgrown, and does not drain effectively, leaving pools of stagnating water.
• Roadside drainage ditch

  Roadside drainage ditch outside 38 and 40 Northfield Road, Waitakere, is overgrown and does not drain effectively, leaving pools of stagnating water.
• Construction & commercial Noise from the Albany Centre

  There seems to be a blatant disregard for Council Noise Bylaws during the weekend, night time & early morning hours. Maybe we need some sound barriers.
• Speed Bump

  Hi, Can we please have some speed bumps on this street. Lynden Ave is a very busy inner residential st as it is straight & it connects coronation & Sylvia. We have some extremely reckless drivers that go past our house every 15-20 minutes, these cars go over 70-80k's at times especially at night and close to weekends when you can see some of them scaring the heck out of you. The road is narrow and have residential cars parked on street. There are some very narrow points where if there is a residential car parked then only 1 car can go past at a time. We have a 5 and a half year old child that goes to Willowpark school and lots of other kids use lynden ave to get to the school. Moreover this morning our cat was hit by a car. I request to have speed bumps on our street for the safety of all who live on Lynden Ave. Please advise if you would like signatures from concerned residents to show that everyone is effected and concerned. Thanks in anticipation. I look forward to your reply in this matter.
• Overhanging trees
• Toilet locks not working Herne Bay
• Abandoned vehicle

  This car has been abandoned on the street for at least two months. The Police were rung about it and they say that it has not been reported as stolen, merely left on the street after breaking down in January.
• Footpath covered by construction need to define path
• Footpath covered by construction need to define path
• Car has not moved!

  Test Test Debbie
• footbridge rotting tiritiri rd to woodhams

  hi there, I think the footbridge from bottom of tiritiri road to woodhams street needs checking/attention some of the slats appear to be rotting and on the tiri tiri side there is a hole at the start of the bridge lots of local children use that route from the intermeadiate and college etc so thought I would bring it up
• Ellerslie sign sheared off hanging loose

  Main Highway Ellerslie out front of incy wincy preschool opp amy street the "Ellerslie" sign has the metal bit swinging around as its come away from its post
• Trip hazard Eden roskill softball club
• Overhanging plants
• Landscaping obscures sightlines

  Naturalistic landscape design limits sightlines and obscures waiting pedestrians.
• Trip hazard
• case for http://fixmycity.org.nz

  I sent a "contact" message from this website asking about a http://fixmycity.org.nz variant since I did not get a reply, I thought I would try out the "other" category. As I was leaving the 277 Newmarket supermarket tonight I noticed there was a couple of supermarket trolleys blocking the down escalator. My point is sometimes deaths come from not the primary incident itself like a fire but from secondary problems like "the emergency exit doors were locked" or in this case if a lot of customers rushed out of the building in a hurry tripping over trolleys, left by previous "dork" customers. (This photo was taken 19:01,7:01pm) Is it just too hard for people to think "SAFETY!" I am really getting disappointed with sloppy safety standards frequently seen with just about every aspect of our community, I honestly feel that more compulsory safety standard courses needs to placed of "all of use" in the workforce, it could have a good flow effect to avoiding accidents. From Eric
• Stop sign still down
• Stop sign down
• Gate has come off its hinges

  The gate on the lower path heading north onto the reef has come off its hinges. This allows dogs to freely access the on-leash area and makes it hard for walkers/joggers to access that track.
• Neighbours have dumped an old mattress outside their house

  There is a mattress outside our neighbour's house that they have left outside. Today it was against our fence but we moved it back so it could be anywhere on that side of street between 39 and 41. Can you please remove it? It's not the first time the people at 39 Fourth Ave have dumped their crap outside.
• Ribbonwood Cres street sign needs fixing
• This Park Needs to be regentrified

  This park is in an ideal location for families around the area however in summer there is no shade. All the tree are poor specimens and in even poorer health. Is there anything Auckland Council can do to make this park more attractive thus increasing use?
• Train station fence broken

  The Avondale train station fence on Saint Jude street has been broken after a car crashed in to it late last year. It has not been repaired since
• Parking sign snapped off

  Another parking sign on this street this morning.
• Share with care sign missing

  The shared walking/cycling path adjacent to O'Neill's Cemetery off Bayswater Ave narrows at this point. Until recently there was a share with care sign at this point. Now there is just a bare pole. A warning sign is needed here as the path is very narrow - less that 2m and the ground drops away steeply making it difficult for pedestrians and cyclists to pass safely at speed. The council is aware that this path needs to widened but in the meantime a sign would be appropriate here.
• Missing directional "street" sign

  Last year new "street" signs were erected in Northboro Reserve indicating what streets pedestrian/cycle paths lead to. These signs occur in 3 or places through the reserve (one of these spots is indicated). Signs pointing to Bayswater Ave were incorrectly produced as Bayswater Rd. These have been removed and never replaced with the correct signage. This has been noted by a number of users of this route. We would like the correct signs put in place as soon as possible, please. Chairperson, Bayswater Community Committee.
• Auckland streets no class

  JUST a little tidy up on the Auckland streets with glass (and no class). Basicly it goes like this, if you do not spot any glass on the footpaths you are either not looking hard enough or not walking long enough distance. Its everywhere, Bond street, Myers park, Tamaki drive (just to name three). THEN there is Grafton Bridge (I dont think the cleaners have ever been in there ever since John Bank did his second dose of Mayor) In fact I like it when the Wellington winds come to Auckland, it cleans out the rubbish (but still leaves the glass :-( ) (they did a great job on the bridge after I rang Auckland City many years ago but I lost interest spending all day on the phone). AFTER my last posting "Glass ~ glass ~ glass beware lots of Auckland streets that has no class." there was glass that morning, but not the next morning (very strange) however it has moved to (and bigger dose) corner of Karangahape road & Symonds street, just by the park (were they filmed part of that new lotto advertisement with little dog) THEN THERE IS THE LETTER from Sara, (over my last post) I can not read it, it is in Microsoft format, try OpenOffice a free download (then you will be able to pay more for the cleaner to pick up glass) ONE LAST THING. This web site is faulty when you do a "Provide an update" you (or at least me) never get a email, so you never get a versification, your comments never make the final step. (this is why or partly why this posting is so long, believe it or not.) FROM Eric
• Tree overhanging path
• Road resurfacing

  Our road has recently been resurfaced. There appears to be insufficient metal on the road and the black tar is seeping through in many areas. When getting out of cars, stones and tar are sticking to shoes and therefore being walked inside to flooring surfaces. I've recently found a stone with tar on my carpet. Can you advise if more metal is going to be put down on the road surface? Also, can you please advise why the new seal ends a considerable distance from the end of the street?
• Parking sign

  Sign lying on footpath. It has been there all week but was nearer the corner of Federal St earlier in the week.
• Glass

  Tamaki Drive has many hazards: tree roots, car doors and recessed drains... but the one that cant be worked around is glass. Lots of it.
• Graffiti

  Tagging on walk way on wooden fence.
• Fire works sale sign left from last year

  In front of Mag & turbo there was a fireworks sale sign from last year.
• Low hanging trees on footpath

  There are a number of low hanging trees on view road between Dominion and Esplanade Rd. It is a route that is used by many people walking for exercise and communters who use the buses. Can the trees please be trimmed so that we don't have to duck under them while walking along?
• Knocked down give way sign

  The give way sign on the corner of Wallath and State has been knocked down. The post has been snapped and will need digging out and replacing. The sign is still there on the ground. Thanks
• Speeding

  Regularly we and other neighbours are experiencing motorists & motor-cyclists SPEEDING in both directions in Green Lane. Some are exceeding even 100 KMPH. There will be an accident/fatality if something is not done. The 100/50 KMPH should be moved to Kitchener Rd., west of the Green Lane intersection AND the 50KMPH should be strictly enforced by Police in unmarked cars.
• Grafitti on the wall of the petrol station

  grafitti has been on this wall on the side of the entrance to the petrol station for about a year now and some new grafitti has been added on. told the staff about 5 to 6 times to please have it painted over.
• 30 min parking sign

  this sign is on the kerb infront of no.4 king edward ave, epsom. it has been hit so many times and now is bent . teenagers seem to like pushing the sign even further.
• Water wastage!

  A new sewer line has been installed in front of the Margan Ave shops but the grass area has been left is a disgraceful state and there is now a small stream going across the grass and into the gutter probably wasting hundreds of litres of water per day and getting pedestrians wet when they walk to work. When are they coming back to fix it??
• Sign snapped off

  Round back of Stamford plaza hotel, sign broken off by revellers?
• weeds

  The new street planting and garden beds are growing well but the very large weeds are letting it down. Thanks.
• Cycle-way being used by motorists

  There is a cycle-way the entire length of Triangle Road in both directions. In the mornings, there is a large number of motorists waiting to turn left onto Lincoln Road. Cars pull to the left of the road to form a queue, ignoring the cycleway, and leaving no space at all for cyclists. Cyclists are then forced to the right hand side of the lane, to very slowly overtake all the waiting cars. This is probably the most dangerous place for a cyclist to be. I see one solution could be to add reflective lane marking stakes near the intersection, thus preventing cars from using the cycleway. (Similar to the lane markers at the Gillies Ave on ramp). It is my opinion that there are very few cycle ways in Auckland, and the ones we have should be there to make cycling safer, not to provide an extra lane for motorists.
• New 30 minute signs outside our house

  Please replace 30 minute signs with signs that say "excluding residents". We live in a residential area, Meadowbank, this week, a friend of mine noticed a whole lot of new 30 minute parking signs up our road. Parking has not been a problem on this road before so i am not sure why these have even been installed. But now all us residents who park on the road are having to park on St Johns road, which is a busier road or on other side roads. My request is that we get these signs replaced with signs that have an "excluding residents" message on them the way they do in Grafton. Another issue is that the way they are placed, when you park, you actually don't see them as they are placed behind trees as you can see in the photo attached. If it wasn't for a friend of mine parking across the road when coming to visit and noticing as he crossed the road, i would not have noticed until i received a fine! (There is also an issue with your image uploader, i have tried, jpg, jpeg and png formats, the file is under 1mb, but i keep getthing this message when i try to upload: The selected file Screen shot 2010-12-12 at 1.29.10 PM.png could not be uploaded. The file is not a known image format. I have uploaded the file to here for you to see: http://twitpic.com/3f3puw
• Power line down on ground

  Next to the NO EXIT sign at 16 Korora Road a loose electric cable is hanging to the ground.
• Tree removal

  A tree was cut down some months ago, but the stump is still to be removed. Also another tree has died and needs to be cut down and removed.
• Graffiti and Paint on Road

  Please could the blue graffiti be removed or painted over that is on the green power transformer in Titiwai place and also if the white paint can be removed from the turning circle, this can even be seen from google earth. We would like to keep our street clean and tidy.
• Power pole

  The power pole at this location is leaning over the road at a signifcant angle and is in danger of becoming unstable and falling causing power failure and possible a serious accident
• Could this intersection be any more hostile to pedestrians?

  Terrible corner radius. No crosswalk. Huge distance across.
• Parking on footpath

  This is an ongoing problem here. The building should not have a gate limiting access to guests- the result is that people park on the footpaht. It looks like i dont even have to submit my photos as its clearly shown in google maps and streetview.
• Overgrown trees blocking footpath

  Corner Saffron and Lanigan Street Birkdale 0626 Trees outside fenceline on corner property are obstructing the footpath, you cannot walk around the corner without walking onto road - which is particulary dangerous as cars zoom down and due to trees it's a blind corner. Very Dangerous especially when walking with young children
• Pinch point for cyclists, general anarchy for everyone else

  Bus lanes, parking, crazy merge lane from earlier intersection converge to create a nightmare. No room for cyclists as they are pinched into these unnecessary car parking spots.
• Pedestrian crossing corner or sandringham rd and Burnley terrace
• Weeds!

  Our street in the foothills on the Waitakere Ranges is chronically lined with weed species - privot, ginger, honey suckle. It would be great to have it removed - the allergy effects are very high at present.
• Illegal cutting down of Pohutkawa Tree

  Pohutkawa Tree has been cut down outside 137 Crossfield Road Glendowie so neighbour could erect fence.
• The trees are low along the whole street, but particularly at the southern end.
• Street sign

  The wooden "Azure Grove" street sign for our street was broken by the mowing contractors about 12 months ago. Can you pls replace. Many thanks.
• 'Merge' sign left behind when lanes don't merge

  Recent road works removed the need to narrow the road from 2 lanes as the motorway exits merge, down to 1 lane for the approach to the lights at Lake Rd. There's now two lanes for the entire approach westbound along Onewa Rd. However, there's still a sign on the left at approximately 6 Onewa Rd (just prior) which suggests 2 lanes merge to 1. This confuses motorists who move to change lanes, get around the corner and realise they don't need to. The sign needs to be removed as it's now redundant and it appears it was overlooked during the roadworks.
• Broken glass on road after inorganic recycling collect

  The annual inorganic rubbish collection is appreciated. The pick-up occurs promptly, within a few days, but there is frequent broken glass on Footpaths, Cycle Lanes, and Roadways after the collect. I know of at least 4 flat tyres within several days of the last collection. Could the contractors be followed a day or so by the street sweeper? This would restore the roadway, and has to to be done periodically anyway to clear up stones, bits of wood, broken glass, and other rubbish like illegally parked cars in Bike Lanes. Thank you!
• bikes and people

  What's wrong? - I have nearly been run over on my bike each morning, for the last 2 days riding to work. This is a wide 4 lane street that encourages fast traffic in an area that is used by many cyclists and pedestrians accessing the city, offices and gyms etc in the area. This street is also a significant hazard. Recent projects have or will introduce significantly more people to the area. The new Telecom building has resulted in another 2000+ people using the street. It is in effect a 4 lane highway to the city, while at the same time being a street used by a large number of pedestrians and cyclists. Can the traffic speeds be reduced? Can greater ease of access/crossing for pedestrians be provided? More pedestrian crossings and a median barrier would assist greatly to achieve this. The wide entrance to Hardinge st encourages cars to turn into the street at high speed. can this road entrance be narrowed?
• Dangerous stormwater drain grating in road

  There is a stormwater drain grating on the corner of Mokoia Road and Birkenhead Ave about 1.2 metres from the kerb. It sits right in the path of travel as I cycle from Hinemoa Street towards the Onewa Road lights - and the grating is big enough for my bike wheel to fall into. It's been there for years and I always wonder why it was set out so far from the kerb.
• Graffiti in alley way between Mackwood Place and birkdale road shops
• Graffiti on gateway to Cornwall Park

  Idiot called 'Justin Gayber' has graffiti'd the pedestrian gateway at the top of Golf Road, with blue marker pen