Julian Batchelor's unconsented works and bylaw breaches cause serious erosion and pollution - update:

Local tangata whenua have been recording evidence of Julian Batchelor's unconsented works which are also in breach of local bylaws, and requesting information from the Far North District Council regarding the matters.

Information from FNDC proves that Batchelor dumped a large amount of soil and other material directly onto the Rawhiti Road, in addition to the already identified unconsented work and breaches of the bylaws.

Following the recent heavy rain in the area, soil washed down from the property Batchelor occupies as well as the material he dumped on the road, into the sea, causing serious pollution.  The evidence is clearly shown in this video:

This post will shortly be updated with the evidence obtained which confirms the dumping of material onto the road, and correspondence with both the Northland Regional Council and Far North Regional Council.

Tangata whenua are grateful to the Northern Advocate and Peter de Graaf for reporting on these matters, Peter's report can be found at this link.  Due to space restrictions the report was limited in what it could cover, but this is to be expected, nonetheless it is accurate and balanced.  We note that Mr Batchelor was given an opportunity to comment, and chose not to, no surprises there.