Mixed views on berm barriers

Council has opted to leave these poles along the edge of a berm on Wade River Road –they were placed there by residents to prevent parking. Barriers put along the edge of a public berm by residents to prevent parking are likely to remain in place, with Auckland Council reluctant to remove them. Large wooden poles were put on the berm at the end of Wade River Road, near the Weiti Boating Club, last year by residents who are concerned about parking there contributing to subsidence, as well as anti-social behaviour (HM December 12, 2022). Auckland Council’s area operations manager, Kris Bird, say...