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The Environmental Defence Society warns of "death by a thousand cuts" to unique landscapes such as Waiheke Island due to lack of appropriate planning and protection. Photo / File
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The unique landscapes of some of Auckland's treasured Hauraki Gulf islands are at risk from development and a "woeful" lack of planning and protection, a new report warns. The Environmental Defence Society report...lays much of the blame at the feet of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act, established in 2000...The Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana is world-renowned for its outstanding landscapes, rich indigenous biodiversity and spiritual importance to Māori.

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