A protest group is installing billboards around Māhia and Wairoa against Rocket Lab.
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Rocket Lab has been celebrated for its Kiwi ingenuity but it seems to have burned off support among Māhia locals.
They are angry at the use of military payloads and accuse the company of breaking its promise.
But Wairoa Mayor Craig Little supports the rocket company.
Billboards have gone up around the tiny settlement saying: No military payloads. Haere Atu (go away) Rocket Lab .
Watchdog group Rocket Lab Monitor organiser Sonya Smith of Ngāti Rakaipaaka hapū said the lack of transparency was worrying.
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