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• Damaged power pole

  A power pole outside of number 28C Fruitvale Road has somehow sustained damage to its base is leaning slightly. This is causing power lines connected to it and surrounding poles to sag down quite a bit. Not sure if no one on the street in the immediate vicinity has reported it to the council or if the council has yet to fix it so hoping submitting the issue here will help. There is a primary school and a train station on this street so this a potential hazard for pedestrians if the damage gets worse.
• 2 weeks on a 5 min parking area

  Black or very dark blue Mercedes EAH236 has been parked on a 5 min park for two weeks
• Abandoned Vehicle ??

  1993 Subaru Legacy BJS190 ( unregistered) has been parked in cul de sac for the last 10 days, does not belong to any residents in street. Not listed by Police as stolen.
• The vehicle has been outside an abandoned/empty house since December 2012

  Red Honda registration no: ML 7802
• JUDDER BARS NEEDED

  Judder bars are despreatly needed to slow down the traffic cutting down Richmond Avenue. Our road is constantly being used as a shortcut for cars trying to cut around traffic on Queen Street espically in the morning. In the past 2 months our household alone has had 3 hit and runs on our vehicles and there have been countless others on our neighbors cars. In the same 2 months 3 cats have been killed in our neighboorhood due to speeding cars down our road! There is a park directly across from us on Richmond Ave. and speeding traffic makes it dangerous for everyone, espcially children. Not too long ago a petiition was signed by all the neighbors and sent in to put in these judder bars, was anyone ever going to respond to this request? This is an urgent matter and if the council keeps ignoring our requests I fear someone is going to get really hurt.This issue needs to be resolved.
• abandoned car

  white car with severe driver-side damage has been left on the road for around 2 weeks now. tyres are trashed and running on the rim. rego gfc615. photo attached
• Speeding cars avoiding traffic on main road

  between about 4pm and 6.30pm each week night multiple cars are speeding down the slip road to avoid the queue of traffic formed by the road works. young local children play on the street and in the park and there have been a few close calls already. Something needs to be done before one of them is injured or worse.
• Missing Stop Sign

  The stop sign on the Butterworth Ave / Great south road intersection in Opaheke is missing. It disappeared a week ago (Approx)
• Upper end Symonds street smells of vomit

  The smell is extremely foul and strong and is possibly due to the lack of rubbish bins being emptied after the lantern festival and possibly due to lack on maintenance along bushy gardens which run along the footpath in symonds street.
• Abandoned crashed vehicle parked on street for weeks.

  Abandoned crashed vehicle parked on street for weeks dragging the whole area down and creating unwanted attention. White 1993 Nissan Pulsar Rego Number ZJ3003. Parked outside 1 Ferguson Ave, Greenlane, Auckland
• 3 sodium bulbs not working in Watling Reserve

  At least 3 of the brtight sodium bulbs are not working in Watling Reserve in Epsom. This became evident last night when I rolled my ankle when walking through ! Ouch. Please fix.
• Water Pollution

  Waste engine oil has leaked into the stormwater and now poses a risk to wildlife and aquatic animals
• dead baked on leaves on storm water grill wait to drown small child in Auckland park

  1/2 way between museum and winter garden, I have reported this many times, I have cleared to get rid of flood many times.
• Not all Fire Hydrants re-marked after new footpaths laid

  In Ferryhill Road and Watling Street (and, I imagine, others in the area), since new footpaths have been laid, no-ione has been around to re-mark the Fire Hydrants in yellow (some are still marked but not all).
• Car stop barrier broken

  Two of the "fence" timbers are broken. Not urgent but need repair. (Trying this method of reporting as not clear whether Council Parks or Auckland Transport responsibility)
• Tree on roadside outside 12 Tuakau Road Pukekohe

  The tree is blocking the view of traffic coming down the hill as we and our neighbours reverse out on to the road. The have been several near misses as the traffic is usually travelling at speed. Several branches have broken since a major storm on 6 December. We reported the matter to the council as the tree needs trimming. As branches have broken, we have disposing of most of them in our green waste bin. Trees within the area eg Queen Street have been trimmed, but the trees on our road and Kitchener Road were ignored.
• Tree on roadside outside 12 Tuakau Road Pukekohe

  The tree is blocking the view of traffic coming down the hill as we and our neighbours reverse out on to the road. The have been several near misses as the traffic is usually travelling at speed. Several branches have broken since a major storm on 6 December. We reported the matter to the council as the tree needs trimming. As branches have broken, we have disposing of most of them in our green waste bin. Trees within the area eg Queen Street, but the trees on our road and Kitchener Road were ignored.
• Cars using road as a thoroughfare in mornings are speeding

  A very large volume of cars use our road at a thoroughfare in the mornings 6.30am - 8am to try and take a shortcut from Te Atatu Road. They cut down Wakeling Ave, then link back on Te Atatu Road by using Lyndhurst Road or Jaemont Ave. I guess you can't stop them doing this even though it causes a huge amont of congestion. However they all speed down Wakeling and it is quite dangerous in the mornings. This is a 50km built up area but all the cars fly down the hill at quite a speed.
• lots of glass on the street

  It looks like there might have been an accident. Lots of glass on the street.
• Removal of gourse - Fire hazard

  Gorse along Gills rd north of living stream rd, western side of Gills - ontop of retaining wall. Gorse is 2-3m high within 5 metres of housing. Gorse is dead and is now a Fire hazard. Thanks
• Tagging/Shoes on power line

  Shoes strung over power line.Personally I consider this vandalism so falls under the graffiti category. Also there is tagging on the roadside fence behind carls jnr. Would be nice to have removed please.
• Speeding Vehicles

  Vehicles often speed through Quona Avenue from either Albrecht Ave to Hillsborough Road or from Hillsborough Road to Albrecht Ave. The level of noise from speeding vehicles is highly disruptive to an otherwise, quiet suburban road and poses an enormous threat to house, people and vehicle safety because of the high speeds. How can speed bumps be positioned along Quona Avenue to reduce the speeding drivers who do not care for the safety of Quona Street's residents?
• Burst water pipe

  Burst water pipe by letter boxes for flats. Has been like this for 3 days. There was a water care truck on Thursday but water is still running down the street.
• no buses coming, so I walk home

  There are no buses coming along Ponsonby Road to turn into Karangahape Road according to the electronic bus sign near the steps of the art station. If my memory is correct, so is the one on Queen Street just outside JB HiFi, since there where a lot of people waiting I waited too.
• very long grass

  With the continuing very dry weather the long grass on this section has not been cut since the house was sold in about August/September. This is a potential fire hazard to properties next door. The owners have been approached but say they do not own a mower! The house is empty and they do not live there. Can you help.
• weed control

  Many ragwort plants needing spraying with Tordon or Meturon or pulled out and taken away. Many Wooly Nightshade trees needing to be cut then painted with vigilant paste.
• Michael Foley Place street sign missing

  The Michael Foley Place street sign has been missing for the last 4-5 months and we've had many people getting lost and not finding their way because of this. I think this is the second or third time this has happened and the sign might have been stolen or blown away by the wind. The street residents would greatly appreciate this being replaced please. Many thanks.
• Flashing street light

  Opposite our house there is a street light that flashes on and off throughout the night. We are on Middlefield Drive (number 49) just off the roundabout where Rialto and Glastry meet.
• Road Marking

  Can the fire hydrant marking at 23 seamount drive be repainted?
• footpath access restricted, nightly until approximately 0800hrs am

  Vehicle is a black station wagon-area is congested with parked residential cars-twisting section of road presents difficulty in negotiating, for both vehicles and pedestrians. Parents with prams/pushchairs must step out onto roadway to get by!
• Broken glass nightmare

  There is broken glass literally everywhere along Great North Road and Ponsonby. Punctured both my tyres on a brand new bike. There is nowhere one can ride, either on the footpath or on the road that isn't covered in broken glass fragments.
• Car left to gather cobwebs

  Silver Mitsubishi license TT5665, has been abandoned outside 311 Sunset Road, Sunnynook for at least four months. The rego expired in June 2012. It is not a hazard but removing it would provide a better line of site for cars turning out of Lavery Place onto busy Sunset Road. It has built up a nice collection of spiderwebs now also.
• Street light flashing on and off constantly at night.

  As above, this light's cover is also hanging down.
• leaking fire hydrant

  This is the 3rd time I've reported this leaking fire hydrant. I thought it was slowing down and hopefully stopping in the weekend, but come Monday morning it is running steadily faster and collecting more rubbish, which customers insist smells and are therefore deterred from entering our takeaway. Please fix this problem as it is a health hazard as well as affecting our small business...
• no footpath - have to walk over the garden, or get run over on the road

  How stupid can they get? From the western side of roundabout Lambie drive & Ronwood Avenue
• Street light timing

  Street lights in Rangatira Rd are currently on all day and off all night.
• leaking fire hydrant

  There has been a leaking fire hydrant in front of the Sea King Takeaway since just before Christmas. Please fix...
• Abandoned vehicle

  Silver nissan primera DWJ798 unregistered and sitting in street for several weeks. Parking here us very limited for residents and narrow. I have consulted neighbours and it appears that registered owner is not residing in this area. We believe it is an abandoned vehicle and would like it removed please.
• Weeds - footpath and kerb

  Please review the use of a herbicide to kill the weeds growing in the gutters and kerbs of my street. The cycle for the hot water weed killing programme is too long and hard-to-kill weeds are becoming well-established, e.g. nutgrass. It is now December 23 and by January they will be knee-high! Most residents don't bother about the footpath outside their properties so I doubt they would complain about the use of a weedkiller, or even notice its use! Please consider switching back to glyphosate herbicide or shorten the cycle to catch weeds in their infancy.
• Street lights out

  The Street lights in Airborne have been out since Wednesday 12/12/12 I rang on Wednesday 19/12/12 to let them know and on Thursday 20/12/12 the lights were on but now 21/12/12 they are off again also in Bush Rd, Rosedale Rd, The area is Albany on the North Shore, I walk my dog at nights and now its too unsafe as one cannot see too far ahead.
• Street lighting in Rhodes Avenue, Mt Albert, not working

  None of the street lights in Rhodes Avenue are working, so the street is dark to walk down, presenting a safety issue.
• Broken sand bag

  Road sign sand bag left behind outside 104 Carlton Gore road. Broken and spilling sand all over pavement. Unsightly.
• Street light shining in bedroom at night

  Street light on the corner of Alberton Road and Mt Albert road above 'wave pool' sign, is very bright and shines directly into my bedroom window at night, a guard to restrain light being so bright or similar would be appreciated- thanks.
• Drain- Grate

  Someone appears to have poured paint into the grate of the drain. This is a stormwater drain. Site is behind the units at 42 Cavendish Drive, Manukau. I will send a photo in a day or two.
• Light Frequently Turns Off

  The street light outside number 19 Kirikiri Lane frequently turns off for a few seconds. Please fix this soon as it is disturbing our sleep.
• On all day and off all night

  For the last few days or so the street lights in our area including Rosedale Road have been off all night then on from around 5am in the morning. During this time of year I think it's quite important to have lit streets at night especially since there have been reports of people inspecting locks on business doors, and possible theft of Xmas presents from under trees.
• Dust Nuisance

  > Hi, & merry xmas .. I am planing our usual family gathering Xmas party > but have the added stress as usual of DUST nuisance. We live in Puhoi, > 114 Tunnel Road. I have requested help to deal with the dust, from > Rodney District Council, over the past 15 or so years. We have lived > at this address & in Puhoi for over 20 years! The development of more > house sites on this road is making our life miseable with the DUST > NUISANCE. Tunnel Road feeds off to Turnwald Road and Lenzen Road all > no exit hence the extra dust. We are situated on the corner of both > Turnwald Road and the corner of Lenzen boardering onto our lifestyle > property. I have competitive Dressage horses which I train daily and > have had to retire one as the dust has affected his lungs !! > Incredibly disappointing after 12 years of training to the level I > have achieved. I appreciate the funding factor but every time you re > gravel the road it stirs more dust and generally lasts a few days before the large potholes reappear.This is a busy road. > Please attent to this problem. My husband and I have just returned > from a trip south through Waikato and Manawatu back roads to our > destination and amazed at the small back roads that are ALL sealed. > I look forward to some positive action in the NEW YEAR..and anticipate > the Super City will accomodate us and not dismiss this matter lightly > after so many requests in the past?? > Regards > Judi Roberts PH 09 4220 860
• Yellow traffic light not functional, foliage obscuring traffic lights

  The Mt Albert Rd westbound kerbside straight-ahead yellow light at the SW corner of Dominion and Mt Albert Rd is non-functional. With the corresponding signal face at the SE corner fully obscured by foliage (which should be trimmed), and a simultaneous left-turn green arrow beside the non-functioning yellow light, it is easy for drivers in the left-most lane to miss the yellow light until it is too late to brake safely. Please fix the yellow light and trim the tree.
• no street lights on at centreway rd etc orewa.why not.

  why is there no lights in centreway rd and side roads.is this due to maintenance.
• overgrown trees blocking path and visibility

  Overgrown privit and other large bushs/trees are blocking the footpath outside the address. this is also affecting visibility of traffic entering the street when reversing onto the road from the property next door.
• FAULTY - DELAYED TRAFFIC LIGHT

  The traffic light which is located at intersection of Morningside Drive and St Lukes Rd for the drivers who want to turn right, from Morningside Drive to St Lukes Road, works with over 5 minutes delay. I would say, it works randomly! This morning at 7:42 am I've been waiting for that light to get green till 7:50am. And it's been like this since the last 2 weeks now!
• Street Lights on 24/7 all week

  Since last Saturday (a whole week now) the street lights in South Lynn Road have been on 24 hours a day. It would seem to be a waste of power and street lights are not necessary during the day. Why are they not being turned off during daylight hours?
• street lighting not working

  Whole street lighting in this area did not work since last week, also the pathway lighting to the sunnynook bus station out of work as well. It is absolutely black dark there at night and is not safe for people walking to and from the bus station.
• Short phasing

  Traffic lights when turning from Chapel rd into Ti Rakau Dr are short phasing. Traffic queues in the morning right back to the roundabout waiting to go through the lights now.
• Faulty signal phasing

  Ti rakau drive phasing across reeves means the light iz green for 6seconds
• Light Not working

  Light outside 8 Paruru Ave, Northcote comes on for 10-15 seconds and then turns off and this repeats every 4-5mins during the night.
• potholes metal road

  Hello We live on a metal road,wish it could be sealed. We have lived here since 2007 and it is currently the worst we have ever seen it. Some metal got dumped on it a few months ago, but it wasn't worked in, and within a few days it was clogging up the drains on the side if the road. So we have had a river down the road all winter and now the road is covered in dredful potholes. Monk rd is only 1 km long, but there a4e at least 11 houses on it, so a lot of traffic. Please seal our road. Those households pay a lot of rates, but we get very little in return.
• Three potholes at intersection of Wade River Rd and crescent to The Plaza

  Potholes have doubled in size in the last week. Cars are swerving to avoid them making it dangerous to enter and exit the intersection.
• Graffiti in alley way
• dangerous traffic light sequence

  At the intersection of manukau road, quadrant road and Trafalgar street, the traffic light sequence is causing dangerous driving. Coming from royal oak heading towards quadrant road, going straight with a car in front of you turning right to Trafalgar street, you have to give way. The car turning has to give way to cars coming straight through and if you are waiting behind that car you are doing the correct thing. However, there is a turning lane on your left, heading towards onehunga, but cars still turn into that lane to overtake the cars waiting to go straight. If the cars are coming from royal oak and realise there is a waiting que, they will immediately enter the turning lane and overtake everyone, at speed. This is dangerous for anyone deciding to change lanes to do the same thing of overtaking the turning cars. There is a shop on the corner, jellicoe park further up, swimming pool in park gardens and all of these attract pedestrians, of which one day someone will die. We have royal oak intermediate school and onehunga high school just round the corner, and you see kids on these intersections all the time, if anything goes wrong, there most likely will be a death. Please change the sequence of the lights, so that one side of then road (manukau road) and then the other (quadrant) moves off first. Its very very dangerous and I have almost been involved in 2 crashes there purely by being behind a turning driver, and when he moves off and I get going, you have cars speeding past you. I followed one of these cars as she pulled into the swimming pools, and unloaded a minivan full of kids. I doubt they were all hers. Fix this asap.
• Leaking Fire Hydrant

  There is a leaking fire hydrant on my driveway with a large volume of water coming from it.
• Graffiti in alley way
• Slip has caused road to become one-way only when will this be put right?

  A slip on the side of McLeod Road which has been made a oneway road some two years or so back. I would like to know when will this be put back in order, made wider and two-way again and also when will McLeod Road be sealed or at least made an even width the whole of the road? What is the criteria for getting roads sealed? We have five properties on McLeod Road (paying huge rates)we intend to sell and at present it would be very difficult for us because of the state of the road. There are more residents now. When we shifted here ten years ago the road was in a much better state than it is now I would appreciate a time scale of when we can expect repairs/sealing to take place and the criteria council has for doing this type of work on roads please. I look forward to hearing from you.
• Broken footpath in public park space

  In the park space betwen Hamilton Drive and Matai street, there are two footpaths. One of these is badly broken and is a definite hazard. It needs to be repaired as soon as possible.
• Wheely bins left on footpath for weeks

  The bins have been left outside this property for weeks now. The "red bin" is missing a lid, which is very unpleasant when it is full of rubbish. It would be nice to have these off the footpath (and also a lid for the broken bin). Thanks for your help.
• Terrible Uneven Surface

  This road has very recently been completely resurfaced. And its actually worse than it was before ! I suggest you irgently send an engineer out to survey the road. Its abysmal.
• Loose and missing cobblestones Civic Cres

  Missing and loose cobblestones on paved section of Civic Drive just before entry to roundabout with Don Mckinnon Dr and McClymonts Road. Deep enough to wreak havoc with a cycle wheel.
• Pothole on Hugh Green Drive

  Large pothole on southbound side of Hugh Green Drive between ends of Killybegs Dr. Large and deep enough to be a real danger to cyclists (like me!).
• Section of footpath broken off

  A small section of footpath has fallen away. The footpath links Selcourt road with Asquith Ave.
• Street light turns on and off

  The street light directly in front of 1 Catrina Ave (right behind the green transformer box) turns itself off and on all night. It's right outside our babies room and we think may be waking him at night. If it could be repaired it would be a great help
• Phasing

  I would like to complain about the light phasing, if you are wanting to merge into the lane to go onto the motorway south - the lights only allow 2x cars to go through causing a long queue on Sylvia Park road. It is mainly due to congestion generated from the straight through traffic coming from the Otahuhu/Vestey Drive area.
• Street lighting

  Since the weekend no streetlights in Connell St and Mitchell St. Blockhouse Bay. Probably caused by storm.
• Light out

  The street lights from 9 Lillington Road towards Clonbern Road are out, noticed since we moved here last week but it could have been out for awhile. Very incovenient especially for pedestrians at night.
• The walkway between Lincoln and Te Kanawa

  ITS A JUNGLE THERE, GRASS NEEDS MOWING AND THE IVY HAS TAKEN OVER THE FENCES AND TREES. VERY SAD SEEING SUCH A NOXIOUS WEED FLLOURISHING. MAYBE YOU COULD GET SOME PD PEOPLE TO CLEAN IT UP
• neighbours trees blocking sunlight, very close to the kitchen, cocroaches on window ledge

  In the past we have paid for tree fellers to come and top these trees in our neighbours garden. My understanding in West Harbour there is a restriction on the height of trees
• only one light works on the whole street!

  not to mention the thousands of dogs, tagging & rubbish. the street use to be nice, now there are kids ageing from 4-20 who stand at the end of the road every single night they abuse me while I walk to the dairy it would be nice if there was more light so i could see when they throw stuff at me. I'm am not joking.
• grafton bridge never cleaned ....

  ... not since John Banks was Moyer, I did spend 1/2 a hour the week before christmas last year and sweep one side (south side) of the bridge. but the other day there was a cardboard box there one day and the next day could be there today as well.
• no street signs to call ambulance

  There are no street signs at the intersection of George street+grandstand road south+carlton gore road, so if anyone slips on the steep slippery footpath acute corner of george street+Carlton gore and need to be removed my ambulance they will not know where they are, if they try and move the victim to the hospital could bo peppermint spinal damage, if there was dammage done at the fall.
• Road Leaking Water

  The road on both sides leaking water and its kid of started cracking
• broken street light outside 15 rosella grove waimauku

  Street light outside 15 Rosella Grove waimauku does not work and the lamp glass is broken.
• Corner Light fluctuating On-Off all night
• still no pedestrian crossing at park road

  still no pedestrian crossing at park road, no street signs at that intersection, I tell other pedestrians, "this is not a pedestrian crossing" they say DROP DEAD ARSEHOLE" I was told due to traffic at intersection it was eligible for pedestrian crossing
• glass on grafton bridge please sweep

  glass on grafton bridge please sweep
• Ducks killed by motorists - Signage requested

  Please can we have some signage to make motorists aware that ducks and ducklings are crossing. I have seen 2 ducks killed in recent weeks, and young ducklings without a parent. We need signage mainly between Fruitvale and Westall road sections of Northall road. Bird rescue also feel we should have additional signs "Do not feed the Ducks".
• Albany Lakes - no rubbish bins

  The Albany Lakes area has been nicely developed and is a mess most weekends, full of fast-food rubbish - there are no rubbish bins for rubbish, or recycling in the area. The only bins are by the Mall entrance across the road. Since this is supposed to be a public space, why cant the Council guys think and put rubbish bins here so that responsible citizens can dispose of rubbish, instead of either over-filling one single bins, or leave people to dump rubbish in the area. There is wildlife, ducks and swans ... poor things land up eating plastic or paper and may die. Come on Council, be proactive and responsible for our environment and provide bins - we pay taxes!
• Street light not working

  Street light in front of 6 Falcarragh Cresent not working. Dangerous as there is urban access from the end of the street with heavy foot traffic throughout the night.
• Speeding cars

  Boy racers use this hill as a bit of a racetrack. Theys start outside of 42 Wood Bay Road and race up to where Wood Bay Rd meets Opou Rd/Otitori Bay Rd. Pets and birds are being run over, and local residents have to listen to them racing up and down. Can we please get a speed bump (or bumps) to keep this street safe?
• Ducks being hit by speeding cars

  It's spring, which means the Titirangi duck population is exploding again. Ducks are being hit by speeding cars (especially the boy racers who speed up and down this part of Wood Bay Road). Can we please have signs on both sides of the road to say 'duck crossing'? Thank you. I'm also going to put in a request for a speed bump specific to the boy racer problem on this hill.
• Street light not working.

  Street light not working.
• 2 Street Lights not working for the last couple of months, approx

  Directly outside numbers 6 and 10 Lush Ave, two street lights have not worked, since works were done in the street a couple (?) of months ago. Can you please fix them?!! Thanks!
• Street Light not working

  The street light in front of my house No 33, Hendry Avenue, has not been working since the past 12 months, pls fix it ASAP as due to which it is all dark here and the cars parked on the street side and also the house is quiet vulnerable. Thanks .
• Abandoned furniture
• Graffiti in alley way
• DANGEROUS Abandoned vehicle

  There is an abandoned vehicle parked partly on the road opposite 44 Tiriwa Drive Massey. It is hazardous for traffic on the street and a danger to children who play on the vehicle. Registration expired in May2012 and vehicle has 4 flat tyres. Has not moved in months. very dangerously parked, needs to be removed immediately. licence plate is AJK168.
• Speeding cars

  We often have cars racing around the corner to a dead end street this is very dangerous as there are many pedestrians as there is no footpath people tend to walk on the road. Large amounts if children walk along here and I wish to request a slow down children sign to be erected on the corner of Blake st and the esplanade.
• Ducks crossing

  Ducks and ducklings cross the road and the motorists need a road sign to let them know to be wary.
• Electrical/Telecom cable

  There is a post right in front of 44 Roseman Ave with a cable being pulled out by kids in this area. It's getting worse by the day and might be dangerous at some point soon.
• 2x new lamp posts in cycle path - why not set back as old lamp posts?
• Car park pot holes
• Graffiti
• Not enough street lighting. 2 level footpath a hazard at night.
• Solar Park Lights

  We quite often get people smoking and drinking on the playground, partying at night, driving on the park grounds, getting their car stuck in muddy grass, leaving their rubbish. Please install solar lights for safety and to keep people away late at night.
• Improving public transport from Onehunga to Airport

  I notice on the Auckland Rail Network that the Onehunga train station has no Transfer station for bus services to Auckland Airport, such as the Airbus Express & 380 Auckland Airport to Manukau City Centre bus service's. What initiatives are planned to fix this weak public transport link? I can catch two buses from Onehunga to the Airport only for Monday to Friday, such as the 305 & 375 on a very limited time table. There is no weekend service at all. Having a direct bus service from Onehunga to Airport would benefit tourists & locals
• Sink hole forming
• Overgrown plants force walkers onto the road

  Various trees and bushes opposite #31 have grown over the pavement enough that you need to walk on the road to get around. There is a long break there with no driveways so if one is in a wheel chair or pushchair you have a long way to go to get back onto the footpath
• Graffiti in alley way
• Path muddy and hazard to use
• Parked vehicle obstructing footpath
• POWER LINES RUBBING ON BRANCHES

  Hello - there is a tree growing in the footpath outside 3 Ireland Street that requires some light pruning. One of the branches has grown very close to the power lines and, I guess, during high winds, its likely they'll begin rubbing on the branches themselves with the possibility of damage soon. You may want to visit this tree which, I believe, may have been pruned about 6-12 months ago but which could do with a little TLC again!
• Motorway sign delay

  The motorway time to destination sign here has a standard delay on it... BUT its just too long... you drive past before you get to see the actual amount of time to go. To me the times are needed and the name of the sign are NOT needed at all... we know its a motorway time to dest sign... it would be great if the sign name could be either removed all together or the amount of time on that phase of the sign reduced to one second.
• Pohutukawa Dieback

  This pohutukawa has been in trouble for a long time, however it now has dieback in the main canopy cover... dying brown patches ... as its two main trunks are very low to the ground. To me it needs propping up with some solid structure assembly or it will be lost.
• Abandoned Blue BMW

  Abandoned Blue BMW outside 4 Meadowood Drive, has been there for over 2 weeks, has no front numberplate
• Leaking watermain

  water is welling up through the ground outside number 12 and number 58. In both instances, this has been happening for more than a week.
• Missing Stop Sign / Stop Markings on Service Lane

  The service lane that runs between Carrington Road and Great North road is currently without a stop sign and the stop markings are faded at the Carrington Road end. Vehicles should be giving way to pedestrians on the footpath but most times they don't and often go through without stopping - in fact most times they are too busy looking at the traffic that they may not even notice pedestrians, particularly those walking in a Northerly direction across the exit. Also cars that do stop normally stop right on the edge of the road rather than where the lines used to be, meaning pedestrians have to walk around in between cars. As there a lot of pedestrians and kids that walk here, it is surely only a matter of time before something bad happens. Ultimately this service lane is supposed to be NO THOROUGHFARE, but it stops no-one and there must be hundreds if not thousands of cars that use it each day, particularly turning left onto Carrington Road.
• Vagrants camping in their cars parked in Allendale Rd Mt Albert

  Vagrant couple were first noticed last Friday 1st June, parked in Allendale Rd in front of bowling Club, drinking, smoking, and making a nuisance of themselves. Neighbor notified Police, and yes they did go away, only to be back a few days later. The same process again, the cops are called, they moved away, only to find they came again, late yesterday. so late last night, I called *555 number and yes they moved. And yes, they were spotted on our street but at the corner this time. This time I called Eden Albert council who advised I call Auckland City council to lodge a job with them, to send a member of their team to action an infringement notice to them. As the Police are also aware, they said they would get in touch with them. Ok our street have done all that they can. And it just makes me wonder, how many other vagrants are there doing the same thing. Could this be a new wave of alternative style living for the homeless?
• Hole in footpath
• Walking hazard on path
• Broken car window glass on the road.

  My car had it's window smashed last night and there is glass all over the road outside my house.
• Dangerously low 1.8m tree branch over foot path
• Leaking fire hydrant

  Weed killing truck loaded water from hydrant over the weekend and seems like they didn't turn it off fully. Slow leak.
• Carisbrook reserve sign

  Map shows Dominion Rd in Auckland, not the one in Papakura 2110 The sign was beside 134 Dominion Rd Papakura. Stolen around xmas
• it hurts to think "safety" in auckland

  who will be the first to walk through the pain at newmarket train station
• Leaking Fire Hydrant

  Thats it... quite a bit of water.
• Open Sewer In Bush Beside Carpark

  Especially bad in summer but all year round this carpark is used as an "overnight" and in may cases week in week out camping ground. Some people live in cars and others in vans. They park up against the very small area of bush and use it as a toilet. The stench at times is disgusting and the human faeces and toilet paper residue can be shocking if one dares to enter. We have no objection to campervans with facilities useing the area or for stopping or resting for a few hours on a long drive, however some temporary "residents" have remained for weeks sleeping in their cars while they work? locally.
• Light out
• 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.
• Street sign damaged

  The street names sign on the corner of Minnie Street and Virginia Ave East has been severely damaged.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• 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?