Have Your Say!
Do you have brilliant and innovative ideas about what could be done in Winton to re-energise Great North Road?
The Oreti Community Board wants to hear from you before suggestions close Friday 10 June 2022.
Use the contribute button to send your ideas our way, or if you prefer written suggestions can be dropped off to the Southland District Council Winton area office/library hub at the Winton RSA Hall.
Download the innovative ideas flyer here
With the first stage of removal of Winton’s well-known trees completed the board would love to hear your ideas about different ways these roadside spaces can be revitalised.
The trees are being removed because they are growing up through the power lines and the roots are damaging underground utilities. The ongoing costs of these challenges are a factor in the decision to remove the trees.
Stage 1
Stage 1 has been completed with the removal of trees on Great North Road between Clyde Street and Eglinton Street
Stage 2
Stage 2 is the removal of the trees from Eglinton Street to the Catholic Church and is scheduled for 2022-2023
Stage 3
Stage 3 is the removal of the trees from the Catholic Church to De Joux Road and is scheduled for 2023-2024
Any options submitted for consideration would be subject to consultation and agreement from Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency.
Parking is not really an issue, so more planting and…
Parking is not really an issue, so more planting and lighting would enhance what is quite a bleak asphalt area…..
Fruit bushes/trees planted would benefit the community
Fruit bushes/trees planted would benefit the community
Plant more trees
Plant more trees
Lets make Winton a Biophilic town!
Lets make Winton a Biophilic town!
Annie Keown
Monday 13 Jun 2022
World War II Remembrance Trees
World War II Remembrance Trees
Rob McMurdo
Thursday 9 Jun 2022
Replanting the main road berms would make our town look…
Replanting the main road berms would make our town look and feel beautiful once again. The choice of trees will be very important and I am happy to enquire from local nurseries which 4 or 5 species would be best advised for the town if the council wishes me to do so, then you may have the final choice. I also see people suggesting fruit trees which would not be advised as the pruning and spraying regime will be intense and costly (I have varied fruit trees myself and know the labour involved). Hoping you all agree in the value of trees to people, birds and the enviroment and how the correct planting will benifit not hinder our lovely town.
Christine Boekhout
Sunday 29 May 2022
good
good
Prash Tala
Monday 23 May 2022
Trees did look great, but planting of fruit trees will…
Trees did look great, but planting of fruit trees will encourage rodents into the school especially if fall and not eaten, its a place where cars are parked for sale, used to pick up children from school, ( safety first outside the schools and church needs to be no one priority,) its a place that seams to attract food trucks, so consider those kind of parking options with seating? why not plant ever green small trees in shrub sections, ( that's if home owners want that,) keep it simple and cost effective and safe for the children too.
Trina
Saturday 21 May 2022
I would love to see fruit trees
I would love to see fruit trees
Juanita Johnston-weir
Friday 20 May 2022
Plant more trees and gardens with lovely native walkways and…
Plant more trees and gardens with lovely native walkways and lighting effects and sculptures would look cool
Helen Harris
Friday 20 May 2022
Stop putting cost over established trees. Disgusting decision.
Stop putting cost over established trees. Disgusting decision. Our rates should be our choice. No consultation decisions portray the arrogance that it is your money to do what you like.
Ben Coley
Friday 20 May 2022
I would like to see trees that attract & feed…
I would like to see trees that attract & feed native birds. Not necessarily natives. something along the line of Kowhai and Tree Lucerne. I think fruit trees would be no good as they tend to attract wasps, also you end up with a lot of rotting fruit on the ground. They would want to be a strain that is not too invasive [roots], also not too tall or at least easily pruned.
Brian Godfrey Taylor
Friday 20 May 2022