Julian Batchelor and his sewage system pollute hapu wahi tapu.

Te komiti o te Kaitiaki o Opourua are looking forward to viewing the information held by the FNDC and Julian Batchelor regarding the plumbing at his 'Oke Bay Lodge'.  Locals are less than impressed by Mr Batchelor's project management of the developments at Rawhiti in the breathtakingly beautiful Ipipiri (often referred to by visitors as the Bay of Islands).

The crucial criteria Julian Batchelor requires from the engineer apparently consists of the following:

• Be a Christian
• Be retired
• Be prepared to work for no pay

 Julian sees himself not so much as a real estate agent, but more as a knight in shining armour, ready to save the world and evangelise every one of the (supposedly) heathen savages of the land and anyone else who ventures forth on the 'Cape Brett Track' and everyone in the near vicinity in fact, and nothing is beyond his superman capabilities, even plumbing and building retaining walls, let alone being God's spokesperson.  His God will provide and all will be well, Mr Batchelor knows what he's talking about; according to him.

Of course it helps to attract the simple minded and gullible if you tell them that the land is owned by a Christian Charity - a "trust", and you're doing God's work.

Instead of telling them the truth.  The land is Maori land.  It has always been Maori land, owned by Ngati Kuta.  It is one of our most sacred and precious wahi tapu.  The bones of our great grandparents lie on that land.  Mr Batchelor has demonstrated nothing but contempt for the tangata whenua, and nothing but contempt for the law.  He is trying to bribe and blackmail the hapu, and play one off against another, together with the Far North District Council legal department, trying to manipulate us by cutting off access to our urupa - as has been the case at our other waahi tapu -

Furthermore Mr Batchelor claims on his applications for building consents that the land is owned by a  limited liability private company of which Mr Batchelor is the sole director and sole shareholder, and nor a "charitable trust" at all.  His activities appear to be fraudulent to say the least.
Locals witnessed and recorded the ongoing saga of Julian Batchelor's handiwork.  In detail, unfortunately for Mr Batchelor. 

This is an easterly facing view of Mr Batchelor's deck - the road and sea are behind the photographer.

This is the same deck.  Beneath it can clearly be seen a pipe or hose underneath the deck.

If the image above is opened in any reasonable image viewing software and enlarged, the pipe or hose under the deck can be clearly seen.  It disappears into the fill behind the original retaining wall, right above where the wall collapsed.  And right above where the road collapsed too.  

This is the same area shown in this video:

Other pipes on the property were also leaking, including what several 'guests' and witnesses described as "raw sewage flowing down the driveway".

'Guests' staying at Julian Batchelor's lodge witnessed (and photographed) raw sewage flowing down the driveway of Julian's 'Oke Bay Lodge.  Julian charges $5000 for the pleasure of watching sewage flow down the driveway, over our land, our sacred wahi tapu.

Inspectors from the Far North District Council also photographed the disaster area that is the site of Julian Batchelor's 'works'

Two plus one - that's three long drops full of sewage from Mr Batchelor and his guests - on Ngati Kuta Waahi Tapu - on land which Mr Batchelor told authorities was for the use of a few private individuals, not a  large scale commercial development with accommodation for thousands of people per annum all defecating on the property occupied by Mr Batchelor.

Julian Batchelor may care to reflect on the fact that there may well be serious consequences resulting from his actions.