Unmaintained golf course sparks community concerns

Before: Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr and opened in 1997, the 18-hole GHCC was one of the most scenic courses in the country As the community awaits word on whether the Gulf Harbour Country Club owners’ boundary change application will be publicly notified, fears have been voiced that lack of maintenance at the shut-down golf course raises environmental risks. Before: The once pristine 18-hole GHCC was one of the most scenic courses in the country. A key concern for lobby group Keep Whangaparāoa’s Green Spaces (KWGS) is that the owner’s failure to maintain and cut the grass could pose a fi...