Opua Marina Extension - Stage Two 2015-16
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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: An artist’s impression of the $13M capital cost of the marina expansion.
The contract to build the second stage of the Bay of Islands Marina was awarded to Total Marine Services, a New Zealand company with a branch in Opua. The $10 million project includes the land-based civil works associated with the expanded marina. Work began early September 2015 and is expected to take 18 months to complete.
Ref: Due North
An agreement that aims to protect the Taumarere River while allowing a controversial marina extension to go ahead at Opua is being hailed a "win win" by the hapu that initially opposed it.
Last year council-owned company Far North Holdings (FNH) unveiled plans to expand the existing 250-berth marina with 170 new berths as well as a 1ha reclamation and new on-shore facilities. FNH said the expansion was needed because all berths in the marina's first stage had been pre-sold so there was nowhere for visiting yachties to stay.
The proposal, however, ran into vocal opposition from Opua residents who feared its effects on water quality, erosion, traffic volumes and access to the waterfront.
The Karetu Marae Committee vowed to fight the expansion in the Environment Court but on February 27 signed a ground-breaking agreement with FNH instead.
Ref: NZ Herald 10 March 2015
Last year council-owned company Far North Holdings (FNH) unveiled plans to expand the existing 250-berth marina with 170 new berths as well as a 1ha reclamation and new on-shore facilities. FNH said the expansion was needed because all berths in the marina's first stage had been pre-sold so there was nowhere for visiting yachties to stay.
The proposal, however, ran into vocal opposition from Opua residents who feared its effects on water quality, erosion, traffic volumes and access to the waterfront.
The Karetu Marae Committee vowed to fight the expansion in the Environment Court but on February 27 signed a ground-breaking agreement with FNH instead.
Ref: NZ Herald 10 March 2015
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WORK IN PROGRESS: Click on each picture to see a larger view..............
