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Environmen­t

Stopping point opens

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Travellers driving between Kaiko¯ura and Blenheim this long weekend can finally stop at O¯ hau Point, where juvenile seals now trek over rockfall to play in their waterfall nursery. The waterfall walkway is still closed due to quake damage, but people can still spot young fur seals along the coast. The ‘‘safe stopping area’’ opened yesterday. There will be space for 20 cars to park up, about 25 kilometres north of Kaiko¯ ura, so travellers can check out the colossal changes, two years on from the 2016 earthquake. New Zealand Transport Agency owner interface manager Colin Knaggs said O¯ hau Point was one of the most damaged parts of State Highway 1, as more than 100,000 cubic metres of loose rock and debris covered the hillside.‘‘It’s been an incredible feat of engineerin­g to get to this stage,’’ he said.

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