Double bid to protect Omaha’s western shoreline

The far north section has no hard protection at all. Left, Map showing the various sections and what protection, if any, they currently have. Right, The gabion wall north of the golf club. Two separate moves to protect different parts of the harbourside shoreline at Omaha Beach were presented to Rodney Local Board last month by residents and Auckland Council. Council’s coastal management team is planning to replace a 750-metre gabion basket seawall between the golf club and the boat ramp, since more than half of it is in poor condition, with corroded baskets and asbestos contamination in the r...