2 Apr 2025

No cars on the beach?

From Afternoons, 1:10 pm on 2 April 2025

Doughnuts, burnouts and bursts of speed. Not everyone's idea of a day at the beach but it is for some and according to a recent global study, our coastal environment is paying a hefty price.

Vehicles on Auckland's Muriwai beach

Vehicles on Auckland's Muriwai beach Photo: SUPPLIED/Graham Lowther

New Zealand has some of the world's most endangered coastal species and Forest and Bird is calling for councils to step up. 

Tyre tracks on Auckland's Muriwai beach

Tyre tracks on Auckland's Muriwai beach Photo: SUPPLIED/Graham Lowther

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