Pine Harbour Marina’s ‘abrupt power failure’: Berth holders decry fix-it fees

Berth holders at southeast Auckland’s Pine Harbour Marina are decrying a $876,000 fee after what the owner called an “abrupt failure” of the power supply system to more than 500 berths. Ruth Doone of the Pine Harbour Berth Holders Association said her entity objected to being charged by Pine Harbour Marina Management, owned via Simon Herbert of Empire Capital. But Herbert said the business was entitled to charge the fee after the mains power abruptly failed.

Each berth holder at the marina had a contract or licence and those were long term and expiring in about 12 years, he said. They must pay operating expenses for running and maintaining the marina, including replacement of items when they failed or needed replacement, Herbert said..