The Ahuriri Estuary is today but a shadow of its former self having been affected by the 1931 earthquake, drainage and reclamation. The latest threat to it is from a planned motorway, destined to slice through the Northern Pond and the Southern Marsh (see map). The area in the foreground is planned to have a slip-road across it, to feed traffic from Westshore, onto the motorway. It provides a rich feeding and roosting area for ducks, black swans and some waders. During the winter, up to 40 harriers occupy a communal roost that is located in the rush beds, on the right of the "pond". The motorway is planned to run directly beside the roost site. Photo: David Appleton

Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 3, 1 August 1990, Unnumbered Page

The Ahuriri Estuary is today but a shadow of its former self having been affected by the 1931 earthquake, drainage and reclamation. The latest threat to it is from a planned motorway, destined to slice through the Northern Pond and the Southern Marsh (see map). The area in the foreground is planned to have a slip-road across it, to feed traffic from Westshore, onto the motorway. It provides a rich feeding and roosting area for ducks, black swans and some waders. During the winter, up to 40 harriers occupy a communal roost that is located in the rush beds, on the right of the "pond". The motorway is planned to run directly beside the roost site. Photo: David Appleton