Matakana cycleway

Two deep slips undermining a steep section of the popular Matakana cycleway have finally been fixed and filled after at least eight months of lobbying by Rodney Local Board and community group members. There had been fears that someone could easily fall into one of the two sheer drops either side of the track, just below Whitmore Road, and there were calls last winter for the path to be closed as a precaution. In the end, Auckland Transport erected safety barriers in early summer before repairing the damage at the end of January.