Thread: Cape palliser paper road to the stonewall

Never been there but my family comes from the Wairarapa and always spoke highly of the area. I’ve put in a submission (thanks XR500) as i agree, theres too many easy ways out for private to take public without a fight.

A good little update in the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO-PARYOZTI

I saw that last night. Very interesting!!
I've submitted and have shared this as widely as I can.
Still a bit under 2,000 submissions. Please do an online submission if you haven't already. Takes less than 2 minutes.

From Q+A this morning - some interesting language used by MSM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcyV...BAwithJackTame

Yes, and quite free and loose with the truth in some areas

I like particularily the use of the term Unformed Public Road or Paper Road that the narrator/jounalist often used.

It is an Unformed Legal Road - words are important and you'd expect a journalist to use the correct ones.

Access Commission have their submission up on site.
Worth a read.
Essentially they don't believe it's legal and council is simply trying to stop the road without doing it properly.
Seems to have attracted quite a lot of interest.
I've done mine.
Been there and it's quite special . We had permission to go from Ngapotiki Rd to Cape Palliser Rd. Lovely drive.

I looked just before the closing time and there were about 3400 submissions to the website

Well done on the submissions team. Seeing more and more of this type of thing around the place.

It's almost like they were trying to push it through quietly before council elections, they didn't manage to keep it quiet luckily!
I wonder how many councilors have ties to the land owners down there...

Dirty buggers. Heads should roll
https://youtu.be/uMphCcRRgVU?si=LE54hkI3r-gSN6mj

UPDATE:

The decision on a controversial bylaw restricting access to the Cape Palliser paper road has been put off by the South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC). Instead of adopting the bylaw, the council is now considering options like an amended bylaw, maintaining the status quo, or developing alternative solutions to address environmental damage and vandalism on the remote coastline. A final decision will be made on October 8, 2025, following a council meeting.

wheres ya D4 XR500 we will put a bloody road in

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/57400...n-gets-the-nod

so pedestrians and cyclists will be allowed - all I can say about that is when you are walking in and 3-4 quads of whoever go past ( to polite to say ) those who supposedly have a right-- I would be damn pissed off - but thats is what is going to happen - some will see it as their sole right to do what they like