Thread: Kaimanawa Forest Park

Originally Posted by XR500

But local Government knew nothing about it, hence the desire by central North island forum members to go to the Taupo District Council and get as much sunlight on the issue as quickly as possible.

The parcel of land the tar seal strip (known colloquially as Waipakahi road as its not a 'road' in the legal sense) is still vested in the Crown, so the Maori Trust theoretically do not have legal ability to place bollards and a gate on Crown land.

DoC appear to have been singularly hopeless in doing anything to foster continued access to the Public Conservation Estate.

The Walking Access Commission on the other hand appear to be sticking to their stated principles and doing their best to maintain enduring public access.

In view of the strong possibility that the DoC estate will be handed to tangata whenua (Te Urewera), or at least co-managed with tangata whenua, DoC will keep their head below the parapet. This has been the experience in several scenarios in Auckland recently, including tangata whenua being handed control of kauri dieback disease.