Diggers in at Beach Road
An eyewitness report this morning: the diggers are in at the Beach Road where a new road has been laid out in the council map of "Proposed Variation 66, Appendix 10".
Although the Structure Plan is still to be discussed further in court, it seems like a pre-emptive attack is underway. The proposed route will cross one of the last wetlands on the coast of North Shore City, potentially intersecting with underground archaeological remains that have not been detected in surface surveys.
Some of the greatest treasures of Maori wood carving and architecture have been found in wetland sites, in other parts of New Zealand, so care should be taken during any excavation for a road across the Long Bay (Awaruku) wetland.
Although the Structure Plan is still to be discussed further in court, it seems like a pre-emptive attack is underway. The proposed route will cross one of the last wetlands on the coast of North Shore City, potentially intersecting with underground archaeological remains that have not been detected in surface surveys.
Some of the greatest treasures of Maori wood carving and architecture have been found in wetland sites, in other parts of New Zealand, so care should be taken during any excavation for a road across the Long Bay (Awaruku) wetland.
posted by Peter Matthews at
5:20 PM
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