Ngawi bach falls victim to time and tide

ON THE EDGE: Photographed on July 30, two baches on the verge of surrender.

One day it is there, and one day it is not.

That sums up the daily view of South Wairarapa rural postman Gordon Wyeth, who has seen his share of abandoned coastal baches succumb to erosion and topple into the sea.

The latest bach to go is on the coast road to Ngawi, just past the entrance to the Pinnacles, which Mr Wyeth photographed on Monday.

"It had been hanging over the edge for a while, like the one next door," he told the Times-Age.

"That's the way it goes."

He said many baches are still threatened, although in some cases the owners get around to having them relocated.

"What annoys me, you'd think people would take stuff out of the bach, like TVs and fridges, but they're basically abandoned.

"You would think they would do the right thing, but there you go."