By Robin Martin of RNZ A little over a year after beginning construction, New Zealand Transport Agency has spent more than 60 per cent of its budget for a.
Opponents of the Mt Messenger bypass project in Taranaki are claiming they have bought an old section of state highway they were trespassed from earlier this month.
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A month-long occupation of the Mt Messenger bypass site on State Highway 3 in Taranaki has come to an end this afternoon, as police removed protesters and made two arrests.