Just looked on WAMs. Te Tuhi road is a legal but unformed road meaning that you can take your dog on the road. The legal road does not follow the farm track but winds all over, so a mapping app would be needed to keep to the road. Step off the road and you are trespassing on private land. The unformed legal road is administered by the local council and has nothing to do with DOC
I would write to the farmer, tell him who you are, that you are writing to seek permission to cross his land, name a couple of local referees who can vouch for you and say that you will phone in a couple of weeks to speak with him. You can tell him that you are aware of the legal road, but would prefer to have his agreement.
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