Photo: Paul Rickard / Gisborne Herald
Unconsented work on a Gisborne foreshore undertaken by former mayor Meng Foon has been halted by the district council he once represented.
But Foon has confirmed he continued for several weeks after initially being told to stop.
On 25 August, Foon began constructing a retaining wall at the front of the Tatapouri Bay Oceanside Accommodation, which he owns with wife Ying Foon under company M Y Gold Investments Ltd.
The work addressed erosion caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and pr
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