Strategy for coastal hazards in Hawkes Bay calls for urgent action
A long-awaited strategy to deal with coastal hazards in Hawke's Bay has finally been released and is calling for urgent action. Many parts of the region's coastline are slipping into the sea, such as Haumoana where it's been a problem for decades and this is an issue nationwide with sea level rise and more frequent/intense storms, Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook speaks to Lisa Owen.