Stormy seas wreck Snells reserve repairs

Temporary repairs to a reserve and coast path took a pounding last month, when high seas and stormy weather ripped out sand, soil and turf near the Sunburst Avenue boat ramp in Snells Beach. Auckland Council spent $60,000 on cleaning up and repairing the reserve in April, after Cyclone Gabrielle smashed more than 100 metres of seawall and sections of the concrete footpath. Workers removed wooden piles and planks from the broken seawall, repaired the reserve edge and laid a temporary path to restore pedestrian access to the popular waterfront walkway south of the ramp. However, stormy weather o...