Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 15, 2022 4:56:00 GMT 12
CONCERN AS TRUST PREPARES TO CLOSE ACCESS TO PUBLIC CONSERVATION ESTATE NEAR DESERT RD
A trust that administers private land blocks between the Desert Rd and Kaimanawa Forest Park has put up gates across two roads used for decades by the public to access the park.
The land blocks on either side of the roads – known as Rangipo North 6C and Rangipo North 7C – are two of 85 blocks in the central North Island administered by the Lake Rotoaira Forest Trust (LRFT) on behalf of more than 12,000 Māori owners.
The trust has put in the gates, but is not saying why, or when they will be closed.
The situation has echoes of the closure of Lake Waikaremoana and its Great Walk by the Tūhoe iwi authority, reported by Stuff last year.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/300649402/concern-as-trust-prepares-to-close-access-to-public-conservation-estate-near-desert-rd
A trust that administers private land blocks between the Desert Rd and Kaimanawa Forest Park has put up gates across two roads used for decades by the public to access the park.
The land blocks on either side of the roads – known as Rangipo North 6C and Rangipo North 7C – are two of 85 blocks in the central North Island administered by the Lake Rotoaira Forest Trust (LRFT) on behalf of more than 12,000 Māori owners.
The trust has put in the gates, but is not saying why, or when they will be closed.
The situation has echoes of the closure of Lake Waikaremoana and its Great Walk by the Tūhoe iwi authority, reported by Stuff last year.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/300649402/concern-as-trust-prepares-to-close-access-to-public-conservation-estate-near-desert-rd