The Whangarei District are planing do major earthworks on Princes RD Ruakaka.This will entail lifting and extending the natural river bank with fill to 1.2meters hight + what is existing now.The riverside of this seawall will be made of slopped large boulders make river access difficult.Pohutukawa trees will need to up lifted and moved because of the depth of back filling with 50 50 chance of survival.These trees are over 50 years old and have provided shade for many young and old.Now its time help this street which we have shared.