Path removal plan prompts petition

Snells Beach resident Stan Armiger believes birds and walkers can co-exist. For the birds – the proposal would see this section of coast path reclaimed for a roost site.

A proposal to enlarge a roosting area for shorebirds, which involves removing a 90-metre stretch of a popular coastal walkway in Snells Beach, has prompted a backlash from residents. Auckland Council wants to relocate a picnic table at the northern end of the path at Boathouse Bay to the northernmost footbridge off Hampton Mews, and get rid of the concrete path in between. This area would then be reconfigured, roped off and p...