by Cimino | 18 May 2017 | Regional parks, Rivermouth ferry
The principal objective of the Mahurangi Coastal Trail is to provide primary access to Te Muri. Based on vehicle countsfor 2013–2014, Wenderholm Regional Park receives an estimated 225 362 visitors per year, and Mahurangi Regional Park 59 595. It is probable then,...
by Cimino | 16 Feb 2017 | Rivermouth ferry
Te Muri officially splendidly private-light-vehicle-free forever If they understood the momentousness of their decision, there was no outward indication. On Tuesday morning, Auckland Council, without discussion, voted to adopt the recommendations of the independent...
by Cimino | 24 Oct 2016 | Regional parks, Rivermouth ferry
There were good and obvious reasons for considering a footbridge. But there were also a good many reasons why a footbridge across the Pūhoi Estuary, as part of the long-proposed Mahurangi Coastal Trail, was a less-than-optimal solution. Firstly, it would have had to...
by Cimino | 25 Aug 2016 | Local board, Regional parks, Rivermouth ferry
Car-free Te Muri with coastal trail no mirage The indications were entirely auspicious, even before the wrap-up. Then the commissioners, who had just finished hearing submissions on the future development of Te Muri, outlined the points they expected Auckland...
by Cimino | 20 Jul 2016 | Regional parks, Rivermouth ferry
Convince the commissioners and Te Muri car-free forever Auckland Council and the community are now in accord. Scheduled to be published today, are the council’s recommendations to the commissioners who will effectively determine the future of Te Muri. When the draft...
