
Neighbours Brigette Heymans and Michael Cathels have been trying to get Hauraki District Council to clean up a section of the Hape Stream for months, saying it’ll soon flood their homes if left untouched.
Photo: KELLEY TANTAU
Stream an ‘eyesore’
There’s koi carp, eels, and oil slicks floating down a section of the Hape Stream in Paeroa.There’s long, unmaintained grass on either side of it, which nearby residents say is…