THE
WEEKEND LIFESTYLER July 3 2020
Little victories for tiniest resident Tinopai’s new beginning P3
u by Andy Bryenton
When a small dam was built, apparently without building consent, in a diminutive coastal stream near Mangawhai in 2014, there was confusion over who had final authority over the land, the water it blocked or the very stream bed itself. Normally, this debate between the Auckland Council, the Department of Conservation, Land and Information New Zealand and the developers of a world-class golf course would have been minor news. However,
that stream was, and is, a primary food source for one of the most endangered creatures in the world; ironically, the namesake for Ric Kayne’s masterpiece golf course itself. Tara-iti, the fairy tern. continued on page 5 …
Kaiwaka’s Eutopia experience P6
Balancing life and work P10
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