Legacies, homes and havens lost to northern highway – the personal toll of building a new motorway

Landowners within the preferred path of the Northern Expressway have been officially notified, bringing the four-lane highway a step closer to reality. Landowners whose properties lie directly in the path of the proposed Northern Expressway (NE) received confirmation letters on October 29, revealing that the four-lane highway will plough through private homes, historic farms, a long-standing native plant nursery and a popular event site. The NE will essentially cut between Kaiwaka and Hakaru, passing through Worsfold Farm and impacting the site of the Northern Bass music festival, as well as R...