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Te Kai Whakarongo 20 May 2025 | Proudly locally owned and operated Issue 1158 Circulation 9000
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ONE DAY, THERE WILL BE A NEW… This heading is an extract from Mercury Bay Sun, 20 December 1980.
BY PAULINE STEWART
T
he Whitianga wharf has been very busy over the years. This photo was taken in 1980, and the issue was finding more space for the fishing boats. The heading of The Mercury Bay Sun lead page read, “No newspaper could make a start at Mercury Bay without running a story on that perennial Whitianga issue - wharf congestion. This photo was well before
An artist’s impression of the Whitianga Wharf from the estuary, 1980.
the Fishing Club building was moved to its present location making room for more wharf space and before the extra floating wharf catering for the ferry and for tourist charters arrived. There are not as many commercial fishing boats these days. With the passing of time, the smaller operators have sold their quotas. However, the wharf and its surrounds continue to be very busy. Fishing built this town and surrounding area; boat trailers were a big part of that.
The issues of a busy wharf have become more complex, with planning consideration of a much larger area than just the wharf. Development planning is now about Esplanade Development and includes down to the estuary banks of Robinson Road. The Informer published the revised and preferred options in full, 6 May Issue 1156, - front page and page two. This was to inform the region of the details being considered. Continued on page 2
Whitianga Wharf 1980.
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