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Eastern upper New Zealand is under serious threat from beach erosion as a big offshore low, large waves and king tides combine to swamp the coastline.
WeatherWatch warns waves of 4 to 6 metres are pushing in across eastern beaches from Northland to Hawke s Bay with dangerous currents and messy surf due to the strong and even gale-force winds.
And with king tides increasing over the next few days, there are fears of not only coastal erosion but even possibly coastal inundation in some very low lying areas. The king tide is coming up - so I think Tuesday and Wednesday - those are the days where I think we ll find this co-occurrence of the highest waves and the highest tides, NIWA principal scientist Chris Brandolino told The AM Show on Monday.
The king tide is coming up - so I think Tuesday and Wednesday - those are the days where I think we ll find this co-occurrence of the highest waves and the highest tides, NIWA principal scientist Chris Brandolino told The AM Show on Monday.
WeatherWatch says the beaches at highest risk are those facing east in the upper half of the North Island, in particular beaches like Waihi Beach which suffer from coastal erosion anyway.
Beaches in the Coromandel have already taken a beating, with high tide and large waves on Sunday combining to flood roads.
The wild weather sucked away over a metre-and-a-half of sand dunes from Mercury Bay, with local Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler warning the hammering will continue over the next few days.
Asset-stripping furore in Whangamatā
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Outise TCDC offices is Whangamata Ratepayers Rob Boston, Ben Dunbar-Smith, Helena Vaughan and Waveney Vaughan both of Whangamata. Photo / Alison Smith
Outise TCDC offices is Whangamata Ratepayers Rob Boston, Ben Dunbar-Smith, Helena Vaughan and Waveney Vaughan both of Whangamata. Photo / Alison Smith
As hearings got under way for the Thames-Coromandel District Council s Ten Year Plan, resident Ben Dunbar-Smith asked councillors: Why are we asset-stripping Whangamatā?
TCDC is proposing to sell a piece of industrial-zoned land at 101 Lindsay Rd for an expected $3 million.
The council has a forecasted $152m debt this financial year.
Selling the land would save ratepayers $8.40 annually, while a second option to keep the land and generate revenue from leasing it would save $4.50 on rates annually.