Signs mark tide of climate change

RIDING HIGH: Conservation Corps workers, from left, Mane Tangitu, Howard Hohepa and Mike Wikitera at Shipwrecks Bay with a sign they erected predicting sea level rises by 2030.

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Far North Conservation Corps workers took part in a hikoi relay along Ninety Mile Beach to bring awareness about climate change.

Tutor Mike Wikitera and his team erected five signs marking predicted sea level rises by 2030.

The group, who rode horses to avoid adding to greenhouse gas emissions, erected the first sign at Shipwrecks Bay and placed the last one at Waipapakauri beach on October 30.

"There's been so much in the press lately about climate change. It's relevant to those in the Far North because so many live close to the coast," says Mr Wikitera.

The event, initiated by Mangawhai earth whisperers, is taking place throughout the country.

One of the aims of the hikoi is to encourage people to reduce their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Mr Wikitera says people can help reduce their impact by looking at alternate ways of transport.

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