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PHOTO: MONIQUE FORD / STUFF Kāpiti Mayor K Gurunathan at Raumati beach, where the council is working to shore up a temporary sea wall.
As seas continues to rise, the cost to hold them back is growing.
While New Zealand’s coastal communities look to shore up their defences against crumbling coastlines, one seaside council is clear where the responsibility for private property lies.
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has set aside more than $16 million for one damaged sea wall and is currently reinforcing another temporary wall, at a cost of $400,00, while it decides on a permanent solution.
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