Kiwi tire-farms slow erosion

Kiwi farmers are using thousands of tires to stop soil-erosion on their land.

This year's bitter El Nino winds have expanded the sand area by half. Mr Hull, who is now past 60, says: "The problem is just getting beyond me."

The Waiuku farmer's nightmare is an example of this country's rapidly vanishing coastline. His land is being buried under sand.

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