Thread: Kaimanawa Forest Park

It is interesting how other countries like Scotland have legislated public access across private and the public estate.
Maybe NZ need to look outside of out little world.

Originally Posted by erniec

It is interesting how other countries like Scotland have legislated public access across private and the public estate.
Maybe NZ need to look outside of out little world.

That's the exact "outside the square" thinking that is required in order for public access to remain in the hands of the public and not private entities. Crying wolf when something like public access is removed is a complete waste of time. If these corporate bodies want to go behind closed doors without public consultation and overturn our public access rights, then having a legal road block (excuse the pun) is a system that would work for us in our favor to future proof history repeating itself.

Originally Posted by Rusky

That's the exact "outside the square" thinking that is required in order for public access to remain in the hands of the public and not private entities. Crying wolf when something like public access is removed is a complete waste of time. If these corporate bodies want to go behind closed doors without public consultation and overturn our public access rights, then having a legal road block (excuse the pun) is a system that would work for us in our favor to future proof history repeating itself.

The real concern here is not the private parties, but rather the Govt bodies that are flat out giving away the Public ownership of the Crown Estate.

Private companies, Trusts etc will (nearly) always game the system to their advantage, but the Govt is supposed to be working on behalf of ALL New Zealanders. They are giving away assets that are meant to be held in trust for all New Zealanders, for all time.