Mauao, from above. Tauranga City Council is making progress on repairing Mauao's base track after it was damaged in a large slip. Photo/file
Mauao, from above. Tauranga City Council is making progress on repairing Mauao's base track after it was damaged in a large slip. Photo/file
Work to build a temporary path around a major slip on the Mauao base track is underway.
Tauranga City Council is building wooden stairs as an interim solution while they work on a plans to permanently reroute the base track along the beach.
The council's parks and recreation manager MarkSmith said the council would let the community know as soon as the steps were done.
"We're expecting to open the steps up within two weeks - sooner if we can manage it."
Aerial photo of slip over the base track on Mauao. Photo/Quinn OConnell
