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Remember that successful petition we ran over the summer about retaining our Ferry Service? The Otago Regional Council agreed to run a trial service by supporting the existing ferry following overwhelming support for it. Now the next step along the way: ORC is consulting on funding, the preferred model being... read more →

Yesterday's blog, about our request to Council to restrict use of the Peninsula Track to walkers, caused a bit of a stir when shared via our FaceBook page. Thanks for all your responses, both for and against. Just to be clear, KPCA acts through its Committee which gets its mandate... read more →

Use of the Peninsula Track during lockdown has led to the conclusion that it is not working as a dual use track in these difficult times. We have written to the Council this morning requesting that the Track be restricted to walkers. Here is what we said: Dual use Tracks:... read more →

In light of the PM's announcement today - that we are now at Level two of the COVID-19 alert system - we are cancelling the drop-in sessions on the Jardine Park Concept Plan scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Please continue to provide your feedback via email to talk2kpca@gmail.com.  If you... read more →

A concept landscape plan for Jardine Park was unveiled at the KPCA AGM last Wednesday.  You can check it out here. We are keen to get feedback on the plan: drop-in consultation sessions with Katie Deans, the designer, and Briana Pringle, QLDC Parks & Reserves, Planning Manager will take place at... read more →

It’s not the emergency we have been planning for at KPCA, but the response to the arrival on our shores of the COVID-19 virus brings into play neighbourhood support.  With the imposition of self-isolation on anyone returning home to the Peninsula since 1 a.m. Monday, we need to look out... read more →

To ensure the Peninsula view on Airport expansion is clearly represented in the Airport Economic and Social Impact Assessments, we have today set out the community's continued opposition to expansion of the air noise boundaries, drawing on the submission made in August 2018 and bringing the analysis up to date.... read more →

This important survey closes next Wednesday (see 20 February blog and https://letstalk.qldc.govt.nz/airport-impact-assessments). To ensure your voice is fully heard, you can also send any previous submission you may have made back in 2018 on the Airport's proposal to expand the Air Noise Boundaries to survey@martinjenkins.co.nz attention Donella. For further background see... read more →

KP Vision 2020, Community Housing and Jardine Park make-over: all on the agenda for the AGM on 11 March at the Golf Club, commencing 7pm. Open to all Peninsula folk, you don't have to be a KP member to participate! Check out the Summer Newsletter for the latest updates on... read more →

Good news from Otago Regional Council: it today approved the proposed Regional Public Transport Plan change to specify a Lake Wakatipu water ferry service as integral to the transport network. While this is a technical step, it signals support for the long term provision of a ferry service which will... read more →