One of Auckland's last remaining untouched beaches is under threat of development.
A joint venture between a private company and iwi have drawn up plans to turn pristine Pakiri beach into housing, a golf course and a public reserve.
The plans, revealed in the group's submission to the Auckland Unitary Plan, detail how a pine forest south of Te Arai Pt, on the coast north of Leigh, would be repurposed for both "public and private benefit".
The 754ha coastal forestry block is owned by Ngati Manuhiri, who purchased the land in 2012 as part of its Treaty settlement.
It sits at the end of 14km Pakiri Beach, a secluded spot an hour north of Auckland, popular for swimming, horse-riding and surf-casting.