There have been complaints from locals in the wealthy surburb of Takapuna, about the seaweed that has washed up on Takapuna Beach
According to reports, one resident has even gone as far as to describe it as a "jolly nuisance".
So should the Council be paying to remove it?
George Wood, a Takapuna-Devonport board member and former mayor of North Shore City, talks about the concerns.