A major study by the Hauraki Gulf Forum in 2011 found that all environmental indicators were still worsening or stable at problematic levels, leading a major newspaper to title the gulf a "toxic paradise".
2011年的豪拉基湾论坛上提交的一个主要的研究发现，基本上所有的环境指标仍在恶化，或没有改进，一份主要报纸甚至称其为“有毒天堂”。