Sand Mining at Pakiri Beach - Coasts

• Where is the Sand mining in New Zealand?

  Mangawhai - Pakiri Beach
• How far is Auckland from Mangawhai - Pakiri Beach?

  50 km
• How long has sand mining operated at Mangawhai - Pakiri Beach?

  70 years
• Between 1994 and 2004, 165,000 m3/year were extracted.
• Current extraction rates are 75,000 m3/year
• Mining at Mangawhai beach ended in 2005
• What is the beach North of Auckland in New Zealand called?

  Mangawhai-Pakiri
• Between 1994 and 2004, 165,000 m3/year were extracted at Mangawhai and Pakiri.
• Sand mining at Mangawhai stopped in 2005.
• Current rates of sand mining extraction are 75,000 m3/year at Pakiri.
• In 1978, storms caused a 28 metre breach at the base of the Mangawhai spit. This and a second breach altered tidal currents, which led to the sedimentation of Mangawhai's harbour. Shallower water in the harbour threatened threatened Mangawhai's waterfront community with flooding.