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Beach gravel and vehicles

January 14, 2025

 

Residents at the Canterbury settlement of Birdlings Flat are seeing the funny side of constantly being called to rescue vehicles stuck on their beach.

Despite warning signs, visitors keep getting stuck on the sprawling pebble beach, leaving locals to play rescue crew.

Birdlings Flat resident Jan Daffin told Morning Report visitors were ignoring warning signs and driving new and expensive 4WD vehicles onto the beach.

"Previously we had a wee sign that used to say '$50 if you go down and get stuck'.

 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/538915/birdlings-flat-beach-gravel-expensive-4wds-among-casualties  

 

 

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