December 20, 2023
Speed drop to tackle Oneroa beach threat
The co-governance body for Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhe – Ninety Mile Beach has set new speed limits ahead of the expected rush of thousands of holidaymakers.
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Beach Board includes representatives from four far north iwi, and well as the Far North District Council and Northland Regional Council.
Chair Lisa McNab, from Te Rarawa says a blessing for the new signs will be held on Friday morning.
The speed close to the beach access ramps has been set at 30 kilometres an hour, and for the rest of the beach the maximum is 60 kilometres an hour instead of the previous 100.
“We will have whānau out there, on Te Oneroa a Tōhe asking the drivers to āta tupato, kia tupato, kaua e haere ki runga tēra, ēra mea katoa,” Ms McNab says.
She says locals are fed up with dangerous and reckless driving that has caused accidents and several near-misses.