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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 147, 21 June 1917, Page 6

The Takapuna Anglican Church and Parish Hall will shortly be moved from its present site, and placed in a more central position at the corner of Hurstmere Road and Katrine Street. The church will be renovated, and will probably be enlarged, while a tiled roof will take the place of the present existing one. Messrs. May and Morran are the architects. A rather peculiar accident occurred on Sunday at Tai Tapu, so a " Christchurch Press" reporter was informed. A man was driving a motor cycle and side car, with a lady pp.ssenger in it, out townrds Little River way, and he took the turn at the Tai Tapu bridge too fast, with the result that the outfit overturned, breaking two of the guard rails of the bridge, and precipitating the lady passenger into the cold and deep water of the Halswell river! Apparently no one received any serious injury, but the passenger who took the involuntary cold bath was only pulled out of the water in time, and naturally received a severe i shock, _.