Matchitt v Livesey - Parekura Hei Roadway (2003) 81 Ōpōtiki MB 178 (81 OPO 178) [pdf, 989 KB]
...'wider community' did not necessarily have any access rights, and the owners seem again not to have been consulted about community access over their private land; 7. There were several years of activity on Mr Livesey's application for a resource consent, and approval was given by the Opotiki District Council, prior to there being any meaningful consultation with the Maori owners of Parekura Hei Road. When that consultation took place, it was largely at the insistence of Jud...