As someone who has a great appreciation of freedom/liberty/access and the law, this will be a very interesting outcome that I will be following closely.
However, it's not difficult to see why the local iwi are upset with the destruction of the whenua at the road end. A quick search of waipakahihi road 4x4 on YouTube shows vehicles travelling in the river, driving close to whio, dogs running free, chainsaw use and tree felling.
Sure I didn't see a "hunter" amongst them it does however reflect on all waipakahihi road users.
https://youtu.be/ZlVhJGtj1M0
@2min 30secs
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