25 Jan 2024

Govt urged to make beaches more accessible

From Checkpoint, 5:56 pm on 25 January 2024

The beach day is a Kiwi classic, but for people in wheelchairs, accessible beaches are hard to come by.

In Auckland, Takapuna is the only beach with a mat and accessible bathroom for wheelchair users.

Their families are calling on the Government to invest in making public places like beaches accessible to everyone.

Maia Ingoe has the story.