With the Back Beach steps being taken away, Stuff tried out an alternative access option - the sand dune. New Plymouth District Council is stepping back on its controversial decision not to replace the wooden stairs at Back Beach. "NPDC is looking into options to replace the popular steps washed away by storms at Back Beach," Langford said in the statement, released on Monday afternoon. Katherine Britten-Wood, who started the Back Beach Steps Facebook page in an attempt to save the stairs, said the council's announcement was "wonderful" news. Members of the Back Beach Steps Facebook page had been intending to meet on December 1 at the top Back Beach car park to sign a petition to take to council, Britten-Wood said.

Source: Stuff November 26, 2018 03:22 UTC