There are special bars across our footbridge designed to stop motorbikes from getting onto the bridge. What they actually do is make it very hard for human beings to get on the bridge, especially those who have dogs on leads, kids, wheelchairs, mobility issues, pushchairs…
On Saturday 05 June 2021, a fine day with a bit of sunshine, about 40 or 50 people and several dogs gathered to launch the Awa Pukapuka, the Little Free Library, at the corner of Drake Street and Waikawa Beach Road. Around 40 people and a few dogs helped launch Awa Pukapuka. Camiel set the tone with some music. Anja Geelen and Theo van Schoonhoven created the library from an old Optimist boat they spotted and bought back before the Covid-19 shutdown of 2020.
We sent the following enquiry about the Long-Term Plan currently being consulted on: We note that Page 144 and following of the Activity Statements mention a Waikawa Beach walkway. Can you please clarify for us what that means or refers to. What walkway? This was the Council’s response: This is a proposal to potentially formalise a walkway from the Waikawa Bridge exit on the northern bank of the Waikawa stream to the beach via the existing title shown on the plan, or alternatively across the private land, to more effectively manage public access and minimise erosion/wear and tear to the back-dunes which have formed a relatively stable ecology.
The Horowhenua Development Plan 2008 (1MB, PDF) showed large areas at Waikawa as suitable for subdivision. Here is Section 10 - Waikawa Beach (PDF, 897KB). Also available on this site: Horowhenua Development Pan 2008 final part 10 Waikawa Beach (900KB, PDF).