DCC UPDATE - December 2008

The surveys and investigations scheduled for Ocean Beach in 2008 are now complete. A full topographical survey has been completed, together...

28th December 2008

Sand returning to St Clair beach..

Possible new Residents Group

Ocean Beach 100 years Ago

Otago Daily Times Wed, 10 Dec 2008 100 Years Ago Click photo to enlarge Harvest time...

Perego's Lagoon

It was a foggy Sunday afternoon and we could barely see the beach from the trail along the top of the bluff. On a nice day, the views from ...

DCC UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2008

The two research studies that were commissioned recently are now well underway. The first of these (the ecological study into fauna and flo...

DCC Update - October 2008

The very necessary research into the best solution for Ocean Beach is now well underway. In the last few weeks studies have been commission...

Top breaks to be national parks?

copied from stuff.co.nz Six of the country's best surf breaks are just a short ride away from getting national park status. By PHIL HAMI...

Spring on the Esplanade

Spring is into gear, new things continue to pop up everywhere, and leave. The sand is back on the beach in front of the sea wall, thanks to ...

Ocean Beach Erosion Update

I haven't reported much recently on the erosion management saga at Ocean Beach. Pretty much after the last public consultation rounds in...

Hotel taking form

A foggy morning before work.

significant loss of sand

Dunedin beaches seriously eroded ODT By John Lewis on Thu, 8 May 2008 Dunedin City Council parks and reserves team leader Martin ...

DCC Considering Plans ..

.. For The Future Of The City's Main Beaches source link April 21, 2008 - 5:34pm Solutions ranging from a solid rock wall...

Sea wall's effect comes under fire

Otago Daily Times By David Loughrey on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 The St Clair sea wall's effect on erosion, and support for an artificial re...

public submissions Ocean Beach Management Plan

Today and tomorrow, the members of the public who made submissions to the Ocean Beach Management Plan will have their 15 minutes each to sp...

Protect our Local Otago Surfbreaks

Get off your complacent butt! If you want to continue to enjoy your beloved local surfing breaks, you need to start acting on an individual...

Great surf needs protection

By RYAN EVANS ryan.evans@tnl.co.nz - Taranaki Daily News | Tuesday, 18 March 2008 source link Taranaki's world-renowned surf breaks ar...

NZers to have their say on coastal development

Press Release: New Zealand Government -Monday, 10 March 2008, 8:14 am source link A Board of Inquiry has been appointed to get public feedb...

GRANITY - The coastal town that's being washed away

GRANITY is on the West Coast of the South Island. Reported on Campbell Live on: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:00p.m. link source "With three and ...

Shore Protection Examples

We have just received the video and narration from David l. Schultz, P.E (Professional Engineer) who lives in America. He has extensively s...

How to make a submission, what is required

Ocean Beach Feedback Form - please provide details Submissions close at noon on 29 February 2008 This is not a submission on a r...

Easy come, easy go

Storms Have Further Eroded Parts Of Ocean Beach From Channel 9 Website - February 20, 2008 - 8:57pm source link "Storms at the weekend ...

Storms Have Further Eroded Parts Of Ocean Beach ...

wider beach profile

Finally a notice is erected in an appropriate place to warn people of the danger of playing on the dunes. Action by the DCC has been called ...

Sea Wall gets Full Moon Firing

Full moon action again, against the sea wall, some fiery sprays shooting up the wall.

St Clair Hotel Update

update on the construction of the Chittock Empires' Hotel on the corner of The Esplanade and Bedford Street. Two below, back in April/Ma...