Rikkitic:

 

Why can't private golf courses be made to offer public days or hours as a way of sharing a limited resource? 

 

The difficulty in Auckland in particular, is that many of the clubs post Covid are technically full. If you offer tee times to the public you are likely to annoy those that are paying premium to be a member. Where I play doesn't let the public on before midday, not because they're being nasty, but purely because it's absolutely chokka with members and in winter anything after midday, you'll struggle to finish eighteen holes. 

Just to reiterate, this example isn't in reference to Takapuna. That's an almost unique situation in the country. 

I wonder why the council don't extend the overflow wetland further south under Northcote Road, I mean there's some more open space there!!