The Devonport Flagstaff Page 5
March 24, 2017
Navy sports pavillion under threat from rising sea levels The Navy sports complex, accomodation in its North Yard as well as some Devonport homes are under threat from rising sea levels, according to geotechnical maps. A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) map of the Devonport naval base clearly shows sea levels encroaching along Ngataringa Bay by 2030. On the western edge of Ngataringa Bay, the Stanley Bay soccer fields, Ngataringa Tennis Club courts and some of the back gardens along Stanley Point Rd are shown inundated with water. On the area’s eastern side, the bottom of Melrose Reserve and almost all of Patuone Place – including low-lying land at the bottom
of Shoal Bay Rd, Roslyn Tce, Kiwi Rd and Cautley St – is threatened by water. The map also shows numerous North Yard Navy buildings will be under water, including the naval sports complex and training facilities along the water’s edge and a dozen dormitory structures along Titchener Pde. However the Navy Marae and most of the sports fields will remain above inundation levels by 2030, according to the map. The map was commissioned by the NZDF in 2013 to assess “the affect on the Naval Base from sea-level rise,” an NZDF spokesperson said. “The decision regarding what will happen to buildings affected by sea-level rise has not
been determined yet. The NZDF has no plans to relinquish ownership of landholdings,” the spokesperson said. Meanwhile construction plans for the Navy’s South Yard are said to be still in an early phase. “A range of options is being considered to consolidate car parking on the Naval Base. One of those options is a multi-storey car-park building. If that option is being pursued it is possible that it may be situated in the middle of the South Yard,” the spokesperson said. On a positive note, the Navy pool that was damaged during a landslide and has been closed since June last year, is anticipated to be fixed by the end of May, the spokesperson said.
Sea water encroachment mapped out at Ngataringa Bay
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