The farm land ticks all the boxes but neighbours worry that approving the Christian festival will bring other big events to their quiet Waikato community.
Conflicts with other beach users, especially horse riders & pedestrians & the serious safety implications of those conflicts.
Compaction of the beach causing death and local extinction of shellfish beds.
Direct impacts on nesting and feeding shorebirds.
Hooning behaviour leading to accidents and injuries to drivers and passengers.
Damage to dunes and erosion.
Expense and difficulty of enforcement of rules.
There are 3 options being considered:
seasonal closures restricting vehicle access to the beach at peak times, such as Christmas/New Years, Christmas to after Auckland Anniversary weekend, Guy Fawkes and other times where required to reduce fire risk
controlled access – which may include gated access points to control vehicle access to the beach. Access would be restricted to authorised paid permit holders, surf lifesaving and other emergency service vehicles
Conflicts with other beach users, especially horse riders & pedestrians & the serious safety implications of those conflicts.
Compaction of the beach causing death and local extinction of shellfish beds.
Direct impacts on nesting and feeding shorebirds.
Hooning behaviour leading to accidents and injuries to drivers and passengers.
Damage to dunes and erosion.
Expense and difficulty of enforcement of rules.
There are 3 options being considered:
seasonal closures restricting vehicle access to the beach at peak times, such as Christmas/New Years, Christmas to after Auckland Anniversary weekend, Guy Fawkes and other times where required to reduce fire risk
controlled access – which may include gated access points to control vehicle access to the beach. Access would be restricted to authorised paid permit holders, surf lifesaving and other emergency service vehicles
Peak season summer freedom camping will be banned along Tutukaka Coast under a new bylaw of Whangārei District Council.
Photo: Northern Advocate / John Stone
Freedom camping will be banned for almost two months annually at about five of the coast s dozen sites along one of the district s most demand-challenged coastal hotspots.
It will be restricted between 18 December and 8 February at Tutukaka coast s Kowharewa Bay, Wellingtons Bay (main reserve, Whangaumu Reserve), Matapouri (Wehiwehi Road carpark), Woolleys Bay (western carpark) and Sandy Bay (toilet block carpark/grass area).
The new rules are part of the district council s amended 2017 Camping in Public Places Bylaw, which was formally adopted at the council s first full meeting of the year today. The updated bylaw comes into effect on 1 October, in time for the coming peak summer season camping.
Whangārei District Council bylaw bans summer freedom camping in some areas
25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Freedom campers will be banned from Kowharewa Bay, on the Tutukaka coast, over summer under a new Whangārei District Council bylaw. Photo / file.
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Peak season summer freedom camping will be banned along Tutukaka Coast under Whangārei District Council s new Camping in Public Places Bylaw.
Freedom camping will be banned for almost two months annually at about five of the coast s dozen sites along one of the district s most demand-challenged coastal hotspots.