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‘A high price to pay’: Councillors hear from public on coastal erosion threatening livelihoods, cemeteries and communities across Waitaki

Waianakarua Rd leading to Bridge Point, All Day Bay and Kakanui. Photo: Charley-Kai John/North Otago Aero Club.

The human cost of coastal erosion in the Waitaki was laid bare in a hearing this week. Bureau chief Charley-Kai John reports.

Charley-Kai JohnBureau chief - Oamaru

Saturday, October 24, 2026

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