1998: Ngati Wai object to plans to take 2 million cu m of sand from the seabed off Pakiri Beach over 35 years.
2001: The tribe drops its objection one day before the hearing after accepting an offer from Kaipara Ltd to pay it 50c for every cubic metre of sand extracted up to $1 million.
Source: Simon Collins: New Zealand Herald, https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3508940