Visitors to closed Cathedral Cove track slowing repairs

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Wayward visitors wombling onto the closed Cathedral Cove track are getting in the way of contractors and slowing down repairs. The track to the popular tourist attraction on the Coromandel Peninsula has been closed since February 2023 after it was badly damaged in extreme weather events including cyclone Gabrielle. A report subsequently showed up to 180 landslips along the 3.8km of tracks around the cove and debris up to the size of a kayak. The closure means the hugely popular attraction can only be accessed from the sea and DOC contractors are trying to finish the repair work by the end of the year, but there's been a few unwelcome interruptions.Thames Coromandel District Councillor Deli Connell spoke to Lisa Owen.