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 $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.
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Gibbs is unsure when the decision will be made. The Pascoes could not be reached for comment.
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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.
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