A scene from Mad Max is how one surfer has described the chaos on Muriwai Beach, when vehicles are hooning around. The death of a young person has sparked calls for vehicles to be permanently banned from the beach on Auckland's west coast. Cars can go up to 60 kays an hour on parts of Muriwai beach, which is packed with people on a hot summers day. Our reporter Jordan Dunn and cameraman Nick Monro have the story, followed by Auckland Council's regional parks principal specialist Stephen Bell. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6345328307112
The Mountain Safety Council says it is very uncommon for it to strongly recommend that people do not visit public conservation land or regional parks on a scale like this.
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