The king tide has passed uneventfully along Auckland's coast this morning, but it's bringing waves of anxiety to the West Coast.
Buller District Council's beach camp at Punakaiki is taking a battering.
Manager Craig Findlay said there was erosion all along the foreshore, and it would be the end of the weekend before the extent of the damage was clear.
He said waves were undercutting big trees at the southern end of the camp, and he expected some established trees would be lying in the sand by the end of the weekend.Mr Findlay said it would be devastating to lose large trees to the tidal battering, as they were irreplaceable.
Wave upon wave continues to batter a West Coast campground as this weekend's king tide pummels the foreshore.