By Kira Carrington, Local Democracy reporter

Photo: LDR / supplied

Marlborough mayor Nadine Taylor has condemned widespread flouting of the east coast vehicle bylaw as "ecological vandalism".

A new report on compliance with the controversial East Coast Vehicle Bylaw was presented to councillors at the Environment and Planning committee meeting last Thursday.

The report revealed that broken signs, embedded tyre tracks, and blatant disregard for the bylaw was a major threat to the unique environment and wildlife on the east coast beaches.

The bylaw, established in 2023, created red, yellow and green vehicle zones along the coast.

All vehicles are banned from red zones; yellow zones are restricted to all-terrain and utility-terrain vehicles li

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