The estuary here at Riverton was, in days well gone by, edged with flax, rushes and cabbage trees (or harakeke, wiwi me ti kouka if you want to think in the language of the first humans to paddle about in the waters of the estuary).
Times have changed. The edges now consist mainly of pasture. There is some wetland left (precious little) and of course the stretch where the town meets the shore. You'd think we could at least keep that looking good, given that we have a number of tourists who like to park their motorhomes, cars and buses in a spot where they can look out the windscreen and enjoy the sight of a beautiful body of water.
Steve Hawke writes to the editor in today's paper:
Progress
This is Riverton's 175th anniversary this weekend yet one of the town's jewels, the estuary foreshore, is a no-go zone buried under piles of dirt and shingle or covered in discarded fuel drums and unsightly rubbish. How far have we come in 175 years?
STEVE HAWKE
Riverton
I do hope someone writes in response to Mr Hawkes letter.
There has been 'discussion' going on for years and years about the siting of the carrier firms responsible for the dirt, shingle, fuel drums and 'rubbish' that Mr Hawke describes.
Perhaps now it will become a more public debate.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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2 comments:
Debate sounds imperative! Who's doing the dumping?
The local carrying firm (gravel, sand, concrete etc. Stock trucks are parked there, dozers, diggers, trucks. The drums are for fuel. Various other bric-a-brac. Bricks.) Dust is the biggest issue, especially for nearby restuarants etc.
Looooong time residents, Town Fathers etc.
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