Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 31, 2018 16:50:34 GMT 12
REMOVAL OF EASTER CROSS FROM AUCKLAND'S MT ROSKILL RUFFLES FEATHERS
Auckland residents are upset over the loss of an "iconic" cross that until recently sat on top of a mountain at Easter and Christmas.
The large cross on Mt Roskill's summit has been lit up on the two occasions for nearly 60 years.
New Windsor resident Emily Crozier was devastated to hear this year that the structure would not be erected.
The cross was removed for a brief time in 2015 following discussions with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority - an authority independent from Auckland Council - and local board members, but made a comeback the same year.
The decision to bring the cross back applied up until Easter 2017, when it would be reviewed.
Tūpuna Maunga Authority chair Paul Majurey confirmed the plinth and pole on the summit that provided the structure for the Christmas Star and Easter Cross had been removed.
Majurey said it had been removed to reinstate the summit and return it to a fully grassed area.
"This work is nearing completion and encompasses the removal of the upper ring road to return the tihi (summit) to a pedestrian-only area, and the removal of infrastructure including fences and the plinth and pole.".....
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Auckland residents are upset over the loss of an "iconic" cross that until recently sat on top of a mountain at Easter and Christmas.
The large cross on Mt Roskill's summit has been lit up on the two occasions for nearly 60 years.
New Windsor resident Emily Crozier was devastated to hear this year that the structure would not be erected.
The cross was removed for a brief time in 2015 following discussions with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority - an authority independent from Auckland Council - and local board members, but made a comeback the same year.
The decision to bring the cross back applied up until Easter 2017, when it would be reviewed.
Tūpuna Maunga Authority chair Paul Majurey confirmed the plinth and pole on the summit that provided the structure for the Christmas Star and Easter Cross had been removed.
Majurey said it had been removed to reinstate the summit and return it to a fully grassed area.
"This work is nearing completion and encompasses the removal of the upper ring road to return the tihi (summit) to a pedestrian-only area, and the removal of infrastructure including fences and the plinth and pole.".....
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