Seaweed v humans: the battle for the beachALEXIA RUSSELL/NEWSROOM The North Shore's east coast beaches in Auckland have been slammed with seaweed, and the tide isn't taking it away. ALEXIA RUSSELL/NEWSROOM The seaweed dump was so vast that some entrances to Takapuna Beach were blocked. READ MORE:* Polo hits Auckland beach for first time ever* Human remains found on Takapuna Beach* Dog owners hold fiery public meeting at Takapuna Beach over dog rights"Takapuna would be the most popular beach in Auckland - on Saturdays and Sundays over a thousand people would be walking on the beach. However, they are dry sand beaches where the sand has been shipped in from Pakiri, so they won't work at Takapuna. "A lot of people accept that there is seaweed on the beach because it is a beach ... it's not like overflowing rubbish bins."

Source: Stuff July 02, 2017 20:03 UTC