Thread: Farmer lying about paper road?

@Stocky (and anyone else), if you're on Facebook, join "Recreational Access and Paper Road Information for Hunters" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/815522488518099/)

Lots of good discussions, links and examples. I'm the admin.

As mentioned earlier in this thread, it appears the burden of proof in any trespass case will be on the farmer.

The difficulty (for both parties) in determining where the boundary of any ULR is is there are inaccuracies in any survey, and these inaccuracies compound with every step of the survey process. Take a look here.
https://www.linz.govt.nz/data/geodet...eight-accuracy

So, while doing your best to follow the centerline of the ULR as shown on WAMS, you may off the ULR, but it would be up to the farmer to prove it, and that would require the boundary to be accurately surveyed, instead of just relying on a (possibly 150 year old) digitised map.

I'm not a WAMS rep or anything, but if anyone wants to talk about specific cases, I'm happy to assist, as I have access to a few useful mapping tools. Haven't been for a hunt in over a year, and essentially stuck in Auckland, so not interested in your spot.

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