Controversial Waiheke Island beachfront house gets go-ahead. Contentious plans to excavate a cliff at a popular Waiheke Island beach to build a house have gained consent. Nineteen objections were made to the application to build the house, while one neutral submission and one in support were filed. ROSE DAVIS/STUFF The beachfront site where the cliff will be excavated to build a house. About 980 square metres of rock will be removed from the foot of the cliff to build the two-storey house.

Source: Stuff September 11, 2017 01:07 UTC