Thread: Kaimanawa Forest Park

FMC have been notified.

I expect that in the eyes of the public, and commercial operators, mountain bikers and walking access for hunters with firearms will be incompatible. Damn shame but probably a game stopper. Hope not.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I expect that in the eyes of the public, and commercial operators, mountain bikers and walking access for hunters with firearms will be incompatible. Damn shame but probably a game stopper. Hope not.

If you look on Google Earth and pick up the MTB track alignment on private land you will see its miles away from the Public land that the current legal access of Waipakahi road permits access to.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I expect that in the eyes of the public, and commercial operators, mountain bikers and walking access for hunters with firearms will be incompatible. Damn shame but probably a game stopper. Hope not.

I walked with a rifle up the Te Iringa track this month, and shared it with a number of mountain bikers - lots of conversation, no problems.

Be the change you want to see.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

I walked with a rifle up the Te Iringa track this month, and shared it with a number of mountain bikers - lots of conversation, no problems.

Be the change you want to see.

So can you get all the way through to the Oamaru on a mountain bike.

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Originally Posted by 25/08IMP

So can you get all the way through to the Oamaru on a mountain bike.

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Yes. Over Te Iringa. Not up Porinui.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Yes. Over Te Iringa. Not up Porinui.

Awesome ill have to go and check it out

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If it's good enough for pushbikes then it's good enough for horses. The've been there since end of WW1 and were transport of choice for hunters traditionally. We went thru paradise valley to three kings range hunting when I was a nipper.

I am getting the impression there are different "facts" about the land tenure depending on what source you choose. Perhaps the information given to the PGF was that which suited the applicants and it was not scrutinised thoroughly. I am watching this space with great interest.

Originally Posted by Shearer

I am getting the impression there are different "facts" about the land tenure depending on what source you choose. Perhaps the information given to the PGF was that which suited the applicants and it was not scrutinised thoroughly. I am watching this space with great interest.

When Helisika replied to another of my emails they were careful to point out that the land owners were responsible for the gate.

I suspect that this is a case of people believing the version that best suits their purposes, and everyone thinking someone else has done the checking.

It would be interesting to see when the resource consent was lodged to the local council for the building of the infrastructures.
And when a new business venture is opened like that, legally is there not some sort of announcements to has be made in the local press ? ( not that I read much about my local press either).

What happens on private land can stay on private land. But the road leading to the park boundary may be another story. This is the real issue we are all interested in?

Precisely, at what stage did it transitioned from a a private land enterprise going to encroach onto public land access ?(without any sort of announcement or consultation or did I miss something there?)
Of course private enterprise do pretty much what ever they want on their property.

Well defining the status of who owns the road, is and has been the issue right from the start of this thread. From an earlier statement on this thread DOC Turangi appear to be aware of a gate going up on Waipakihi Rd so that is a sure indication of private road ownership whatever interpretation of your WAMS maps. Personally i would have thought the replies from DOC on the matter would have said yeah - private road or not - since DOC are a Govt Dept and should be able to confirm this? Then someone challenge the status if they are incorrect in their WAMs interpretation? I have to suspect there are groups of interest now checking all this out behind the scenes and we will be notified in due course? Fingers crossed.

I have spoken with the land transfer office who assured me the road is public and not part of the Rangipo block