The chairman of Te Runanga o Te Rarawa, Haami Piripiri said charging the public for access would be contrary to what the iwi was hoping to acheive once it had a say in how the beach was managed.
"We don't think it a good idea, it would put the wrong emphasis on the work we are trying to undertake"
Commercialisation of the beach would be the "total antithesis of those goals" also another quote,and this time from someone a bit higher up the food chain than some 'spokesperson' so we will wait and see.