The 'powers that be' have finally woken up to the fact that inconsistent signage since 2013 has not helped keep dogs off a designated 'SEA Marine 1' Chenier shell bank in Shoal (Oneoneroa) estuary. This habitat is important to ground nesting and roosting shorebirds.
Frustrated by this inaction of 'duty of care' & constant sign changes I sent Council staff a pdf of photos and dates of all variations of signs that I had recorded at this edge of Shoal estuary since 2013. I asked why the clearest 'No Dogs' signage was removed in March 2020 only four months after it was installed following Council asking me what sign should be used. It was then replaced with yet another ambiguous sign. Signage should clearly reflect the 2012 (amended 2015) dog bylaw.
Good to see that quite recently these three newly designed signs have appeared. We are hoping that now there is no excuse for dogs being taken on the shell banks at this location.
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| Now Three NO DOGS signs. |
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| Clear & concise signage is essential. |
The next challenge is to get these new signs into other sensitive habitat sites at Shoal and Ngataringa estuary. How long will that take????