"Homemade" raft or barge in Kaiuma Bay (near Havelock) In the Marlborough Sounds.
Photo: SUPPLIED/ PETE WILKINSON
Te Hoiere/Pelorus Sound resident Pete Wilkinson noticed chunks of the controversial polymer in the water while kayaking in Kaiuma Bay last week and traced it to a raft.
Wilkinson said the split-level raft, tied together by rope, looked to be made from old polystyrene panels and wooden planks. A 15-horsepower outboard had been attached to the raft's smaller platform.
"There had been no attempt made to seal off the edges of the raft, so the polystyrene was being exposed to the wind and the waves. While I was there the little raft bumped up against the larger one and knocked bits of polystyrene off."