The boat that was beached on Tuesday night at Mount Maunganui Main Beach is now destroyed and in pieces after dozers and diggers dragged it ashore on Thursday afternoon. Before dragging it clear of its sandy berth, which was a demanding task for the heavy machinery, a digger was used to smash it up.

See video below of the digger destroying the boat.

While dragging the boat called Paradise, ropes and straps snapped under the huge pressure and weight brought to bear on them by moving the 57 foot launch that is estimated to be worth more than $400,000.