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Group's attempt to be recognised as tangata whenua an 'abuse of process' - High Court judge

Waka Kotahi no longer filling bat roosts with builder's foam

Waka Kotahi has discontinued its practice of filling potential long-tail bat roosts in the path of the Mt Messenger bypass route with builder's foam.

Waka Kotahi no longer filling bat roosts with builder's foam

Alternative route for Mt Messenger Bypass would have saved forest

Questions are being asked about whether 30 hectares of native forest really needs to be felled to make way for a long-awaited bypass in northern Taranaki.

Gas pipeline repair sees Poutama fail again at claiming tangata whenua status

A Taranaki group denied tangata whenua status by the courts in relation to the Mt Messenger bypass has been sidelined again in a separate fight over the repair of a gas pipeline.

Mt Messenger Bypass construction plans continue despite looming appeal decision

Despite ongoing legal action against the $280 million Mt Messenger Bypass project, construction is still pegged to begin in September 2022, Waka Kotahi has said.

Opponents of a $280m roading project file police complaint against Waka Kotahi, claiming perjury

Opponents of a $280 million roading project in Taranaki unsuccessfully attempted to stall their own appeal against the upgrade by accusing Waka Kotahi of perjury in relation to the Mt Messenger bypass.

Waka Kotahi plans to fill in bats' roosts to force them to relocate

Mt Messenger bypass opponents hope to fight $36,000 bill in Supreme Court

Gibbs is unsure when the decision will be made. The Pascoes could not be reached for comment. Andy Jackson/Stuff Landowners Tony and Debbie Pascoe have been ordered to pay costs in relation to a dismissed appeal to the High Court to stop the proposed $200 million Mt Messenger project going ahead. Poutama, which has unsuccessfully claimed to be tangata whenua, or kaitiaki (guardian) of the Mangapekepeke Valley - the route for the bypass – has been fighting against the project alongside the Pascoes, whose land the highway will pass over. Late last year, Poutama and the Pascoes made an unsuccessful bid in the High Court to overturn an interim Environment Court decision to allow construction of the bypass.

Taranaki hapū group sidelined over roading project, documents show