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26 August 2005
By ALEXANDRA BREMNER
Residents of a Tamaki street are banding together against a group of Housing New Zealand tenants they say have made their lives unbearable.
Fed up with loud parties, drunkenness, speeding cars and intimidation, Oran Rd residents have set up a working party to liaise with local police and HNZ about the issues.
Oran Rd working party member Rosie Paratene, who has lived in the street for more than five years, says things have got so bad she fears for the safety of her children.
Mrs Paratene says she is terrified by cars that speed up and down the road.
"A car hit a powerpole earlier in the year. That was scary," she says.
Fellow Oran Rd resident Jenny Hunt echoes Mrs Paratene's concerns.
"They use it as a race track, all hours of the day and night," Mrs Hunt says.
Peter Romanoesky, who has lived on the road for more than 10 years, says the hooning up and down the street is not the only problem.
He says loud drunken parties are regularly held at some addresses and disturb the neighbourhood.
"I'm tolerant but if I'm coming out at 10.30 at night to drunken, drugged hoons and I'm outside because they've crashed into something in their car I get annoyed," Mr Romanoesky says.
Mrs Hunt says noise control and the police have had to be called on numerous occasions.
Oran Rd residents were reluctant to speak of the intimidation that occurs for fear of reprisals.
Panmure community constable Heremaia Harris says he has received many complaints about certain addresses on Oran Rd.
Police are working with Housing New Zealand to address the issues.
"People should be able to come and go when they please without fearing for their safety," says Mr Harris.
"We are trying to send the message that this behaviour will not be tolerated."
Mr Harris says the residents of Oran Rd who have banded together should "give themselves a pat on the back" for being proactive in their community.
A spokesperson from the housing authority says they are aware of the issues on Oran Rd and have taken complaints about some tenancies in the area seriously.
"HNZ recently ended one of its tenancies on Oran Rd as a last resort," the spokesperson says.
"We are also continuing to work with one other tenancy, and are confident of a successful outcome."
By ALEXANDRA BREMNER
Residents of a Tamaki street are banding together against a group of Housing New Zealand tenants they say have made their lives unbearable.
Fed up with loud parties, drunkenness, speeding cars and intimidation, Oran Rd residents have set up a working party to liaise with local police and HNZ about the issues.
Oran Rd working party member Rosie Paratene, who has lived in the street for more than five years, says things have got so bad she fears for the safety of her children.
Mrs Paratene says she is terrified by cars that speed up and down the road.
"A car hit a powerpole earlier in the year. That was scary," she says.
Fellow Oran Rd resident Jenny Hunt echoes Mrs Paratene's concerns.
"They use it as a race track, all hours of the day and night," Mrs Hunt says.
Peter Romanoesky, who has lived on the road for more than 10 years, says the hooning up and down the street is not the only problem.
He says loud drunken parties are regularly held at some addresses and disturb the neighbourhood.
"I'm tolerant but if I'm coming out at 10.30 at night to drunken, drugged hoons and I'm outside because they've crashed into something in their car I get annoyed," Mr Romanoesky says.
Mrs Hunt says noise control and the police have had to be called on numerous occasions.
Oran Rd residents were reluctant to speak of the intimidation that occurs for fear of reprisals.
Panmure community constable Heremaia Harris says he has received many complaints about certain addresses on Oran Rd.
Police are working with Housing New Zealand to address the issues.
"People should be able to come and go when they please without fearing for their safety," says Mr Harris.
"We are trying to send the message that this behaviour will not be tolerated."
Mr Harris says the residents of Oran Rd who have banded together should "give themselves a pat on the back" for being proactive in their community.
A spokesperson from the housing authority says they are aware of the issues on Oran Rd and have taken complaints about some tenancies in the area seriously.
"HNZ recently ended one of its tenancies on Oran Rd as a last resort," the spokesperson says.
"We are also continuing to work with one other tenancy, and are confident of a successful outcome."
Cheers
Marc
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