MARK TAYLOR / STUFF NZ Coastal erosion is threatening the seaside homes of Port Waikato (This video was first published in September, 2019). Dominico Zapata/Stuff Port Waikato is vulnerable to erosion, a house and surfclub had to be demolished there in 2019. “I want to retire at Port Waikato, I want the rest of my life. I’m 62, so hopefully I have another 25-30 years there.”Having bought and demolished two homes at Port Waikato, he doesn’t want to demolish a third. Waikato District Council maintains the managed retreat policy keeps residents safer than the existing district plan, which doesn’t have any restrictions on development in Port Waikato.

Source: Stuff July 26, 2020 02:03 UTC