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Horizons Regional Council asked to get proactive on Whanganui coast 11 May, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read Ruth Tidemann (right) wants vehicles kept off the Castlecliff reserve and dunes. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] Whanganui resident Ruth Tidemann has asked Horizons Regional Council to stop giving Whanganui District Council consent to groom Castlecliff Beach every summer. Tidemann is a member of Castlecliff Coast Care and a Te Pūwaha consultation group for the Whanganui port development, and instigated Castlecliff Kōrero in 2018. She presented her submission on Horizons long-term plan to regional councillors in the Whanganui War Memorial Centre on Tuesday. ....
Popular Whanganui sites vandalised over long weekend 28 Apr, 2021 04:30 AM 2 minutes to read The Duncan Pavilion was among the many sites to be covered in graffiti over the weekend. Photo / PJ Jackman The Duncan Pavilion was among the many sites to be covered in graffiti over the weekend. Photo / PJ Jackman It s not yet known how much a spate of vandalism over the long weekend will cost the community. A number of popular Whanganui spots and attractions were tagged with graffiti over Anzac weekend, including the Duncan Pavilion and the Kowhai Park skate bowl. The graffiti on the Duncan Pavilion at Castlecliff Beach was believed to have been done sometime on Saturday night. ....
Whanganui Multicultural Council to sweep Castlecliff Beach nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wide focus needed on Whanganui s Castlecliff Beach, district councillor says 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] Any talk about grooming Castlecliff Beach needs to go wider than just saying Whanganui District Council shouldn t clear sand away, councillor James Barron says. During the workshop that preceded the Coastal Restoration Trust conference in Whanganui on March 9, coastal scientist Jim Dahm said the best way to capture windblown sand was to use a spinifex dune. ....
Whanganui beach sand issue: The problem is blowing in the wind 10 Mar, 2021 04:00 AM 3 minutes to read Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] An annual spend of $50,000 to shift sand around on Castlecliff Beach is dumb and people who want it changed should tell the Whanganui District Council, councillor James Barron says. The long-time problem of windblown sand at Castlecliff Beach became a focus for the Coastal Restoration Trust conference s free workshop Working with Nature on Tuesday, March 9. Before leading the 70 participants out into the dunes, Castlecliff Coast Care co-ordinator Graham Pearson said the council spent about $40,000 a year on shifting sand and driftwood off the swimming area by the Surf Club, only for westerly winds and longshore drift to bring it back. ....