Betrayed by the State: Pascoe family’s battle with NZTA exposes deep failings in Public Works process - Daily Telegraph NZ

Betrayed by the State: Pascoe family’s battle with NZTA exposes deep failings in Public Works process - Daily Telegraph NZ

Tony and Debbie Pascoe near their front gate at the entrance to the Mangapēpeke Valley at Mt Messenger. Photo – K. Downie. Taranaki farmers Tony and Debbie Pascoe have become unwilling symbols of a growing national controversy surrounding the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) Mt Messenger bypass project. For nearly a decade, the Pascoes have fought to protect their family land — held for over 75 years — from forced acquisition by the Crown u…