This release relates to the granting of ministerial consent for the stopping of Opawe Road, Manawatū. The information released includes the report prepared for a delegated decision maker by an accredited supplier, the supporting documents including aerial plans which supplemented the report, the signed consent form and the decision maker’s findings.
This decision is only whether the Minister consented to the road stopping, whereas the decision on whether the road should be legally stopped sits with the relevant local authority which in this case was Manawatū District Council.