10 Sep 2025

Why do people insist on driving on some beaches?

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 10 September 2025

There has been much debate about the right to drive vehicles on our beaches.

While some see it as the ultimate freedom - others argue its dangerous for beachgoers and a general nuisance

What doesn't get a lot of coverage is the impact on wildlife.

Graham Lowther has been a regular visitor to Auckland's Muriwai beach for the past 60 years and started documenting the damage vehicles were doing six years ago 

Muriwai Beach.

Photo: RNZ / Tom Taylor

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