Temporary Pine Harbour Service

This email is to advise that ARTA are providing a service in conjunction with Pine Harbour Ferry to Waiheke and Rakino effective from tomorrow Saturday 14 July 2007 for 12 weeks.

There will be a one service on the Saturday departing Pine Harbour at 8.30am and one service on the Sunday Departing Pine Harbour at 4.30pm only, these trips will be via Waiheke as per our previous timetable.

Tickets can be purchased from the Pine Harbour office or on the ferry itself. There will be no 10 trip concession tickets available for sale, only one way or return tickets.

You are able to use any existing one way or return tickets only for these services.

Any questions please contact John Hope on 021 505 558.


Regards
Sandra Fort
Office Manager
Pine Harbour Marina
190 Jack Lachlan Drive
Beachlands
Phone 536 4721

Previously

Hi Chris,
At my request ARTA is arranging an emergency service to Rakino for 3 months 1 x Saturday morning 1 x Sunday afternoon. Details soon.
Cheers
Mike Lee (ARC)

Wind Damage

Rakino suffered in the storm...but not too badly.

There was plenty of foliage strewn round the island. A lot of the dinghies at Sandy Bay were dragged round towards the wharf and dashed against the rocks, including Mortgage Free and Clam. Some were damaged beyond repair others... Several houses sustained broken windows, missing solar panels and fly away roofing. The Rakino Olive Groves had heavy casualties, reportedly loosing 100 trees (uprooted).

An in depth review will be published in the Rakino News in several months time but to be on the safe side I suggest people with worries patronise our only remaining ferry service and inspect the damage for themselves.

regards

Michael