What you can do to help
If you would like to help us to Keep The Course, you can donate to the campaign, volunteer your time and skills, lobby our elected representatives or sign our petition.
Lobby our elected representatives
We need you to tell Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, our local councillors and members of the Kaipatiki and Devonport-Takapuna Local Boards why they should support the Shoal Bay Solution.
There is a list of contact emails and phone numbers below.
When you write or talk to these people who are elected to represent your interests, tell them:
To check out this website so they have all the information on the best options to prevent flooding in the Wairau catchment and maintain important community recreation assets.
That there is significant support from the local community for an engineering solution that works and is cheaper, smarter and quicker to build than the wetlands proposal originally put forward by Auckland Council staff.
That you want them to support a plan that will save hundreds of trees and preserve and protect irreplaceable natural habitats at AF Thomas Park.
They need to think about ongoing maintenance and costs to ratepayers when making a decision about the best option for flood mitigation.
Contact details for your elected representatives
Wayne Brown Auckland Mayor
Email Mayor Brown
John Watson Albany Ward Councillor
Email John Watson
Phone: 021 287 5999
Wayne Walker Albany Ward Councillor
Email Wayne Walker
Phone: 021 882 861
Chris Darby North Shore Ward Councillor
Email Chris Darby
Phone: 021 284 2888
Richard Hills North Shore Ward Councillor
Email Richard Hills
Phone:021 286 4411
Kaipatiki Local Board
John Gillon (Chair)
Email John Gillon
Phone: 021 286 2288
Danielle Grant
Email Danielle Grant
Phone: 021 835 724
Paula Gillon
Email Paula Gillon
Phone: 021 529 723
Melanie Kenrick
Email Melanie Kenrick
Phone: 021 198 1079
Janet Tupou
Email Janet Tupou
Phone: 027 247 1408
Erica Hannam
Email Erica Hannam
Phone: 027 203 7602
Tim Spring
Email Tim Spring
Phone: 027 207 5645
Dr Raymond Tan
Email Dr Raymond Tan
Phone: 027 3168 625
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
Melissa Powell (Chair)
Email Melissa Powell
Phone: 027 325 2822
Terence Harpur
Email Terence Harpur
Phone: 027 334 1511
George Wood, CNZM
Email George Wood
Phone: 021 0822 0925
Gavin Busch
Email Gavin Busch
Phone: 027 292 8033
Peter Allen
Email Peter Allen
Phone: 027 334 9478
Volunteer your time
We are are always looking for volunteers to join our campaign. Do you have engineering, earthmoving or landscaping experience? Are you an arborist or an economist? Can you help us make a video or take photographs? Do you have experience in public campaigns? Can you offer admin support? If you are willing to help, fill in our volunteering form.
Donate to the campaign
We are a community-led group standing alongside technical experts and professionals to protect a cherished part of Auckland - the Takapuna Golf Course. Help us save Takapuna Golf Course! Our plan keeps all 18 holes, protects trees and meets flood needs. Support our community campaign with a donation!
Sign the petition
Under an Auckland Council proposal, over half of Takapuna Golf Course will be converted to wetlands, with the balance considered for other uses.
We propose an alternative approach: integrating additional stormwater diversion into the existing design so that the 18-hole course is retained, while still addressing local flooding concerns.
If you support retaining the golf course with a smart stormwater solution, please sign the petition.