Anna Mowbray, of toy company Zuru and former All Black Ali Williams are trying to win a resource consent for a helicopter pad for their home in the Auckland seaside suburb of Westmere.
Their case is being put before an independent advisory board this week to decide whether the helipad will go ahead.
Eighty seven percent of submissions from the public were against the idea -- some citing risks to seabirds, others saying it's just too noisy.
Private helipads for private helicopters are popping up a lot more these days. In fact, on Waiheke Island, helipad numbers have tripled in six years, from twenty in 2019 to over sixty now -- and that's just one, ninety-two-square-kilometre island.
The chair of Waiheke's Local Board, Cath Handley talks Emile through the ins and outs of consenting a helipad.
Helipad numbers on Waiheke Island have tripled in six years. Photo: RNZ
