Julian Batchelor Rawhiti

This is the application to occupy a portion of the road that FNDC omitted to provide - not hard to see why they didn't want to release it - note the blank space where the information regarding the public liability insurance is supposed to be recorded in the top portion of this form, and referred to in paragraph nine - Kaitiaki o Opourua sent the following email to Alice Astell of the Far North District Council legal department this morning, so far there has been no response.  This post will be updated when a response is received. Tena koe Alice, This document you provided yesterday, the Application for Licence to occupy a portion of the road dated 24/08/2013, refers to "red lines" and "yellow areas" yet you have supplied a black and white copy - please forward a colour copy of this document without delay - and all information regarding the public liability insurance in the names of the Licensee and Licensor which is referred to in the top p...

On his websites Mr Julian Batchelor states that he plans to develop three blocks of land in the Bay of Islands, at Rawhiti. On his websites Julian states that the land is owned by a trust . In an email to the Far North District Council dated 19 October 2015 he claims he's the Director of "a charity": Here on his websites and in his applications to Department of Conservation he proclaims that he is the director of "a Christian Charitable Trust" which owns the land:  Mr Batchelor is a real estate agent, a property developer, and he is the director and shareholder in a number of limited liability companies, including Grace Alone Oke Bay Holdings Limited .  He certainly knows the difference between a trust and a limited liability company, and it appears that he may have recorded false details on his application to the Far North District Council   or on his website claiming that the properties are owned by a trust or a charity, because Mr Batc...

Local tangata whenua have been recording evidence of Julian Batchelor's unconsented works which are also in breach of local bylaws, and requesting information from the Far North District Council regarding the matters. Information from FNDC proves that Batchelor dumped a large amount of soil and other material directly onto the Rawhiti Road, in addition to the already identified unconsented work and breaches of the bylaws. Following the recent heavy rain in the area, soil washed down from the property Batchelor occupies as well as the material he dumped on the road, into the sea, causing serious pollution.  The evidence is clearly shown in this video: This post will shortly be updated with the evidence obtained which confirms the dumping of material onto the road, and correspondence with both the Northland Regional Council and Far North Regional Council. Link to photographs provided by Far North District Council are at this link. Tangata whenua are grateful to the North...

Tena koe Julian Batchelor, Further to my correspondence to you via email to yourself (and the real estate company you are affiliated with as we have not yet had the courtesy of a response to this earlier letter) of 3 January 2016. Te komiti o te Kaitiaki o Opourua is reviewing your consultation with hapu regarding your Resource Consent Applications. In order for us, and the hapu RMU, to successfully review your Resource Consent Applications and engage in meaningful consultation at this stage, we require the following details and documents. Please forward this correspondence as soon as possible so that we can review your applications and consultations promptly. Feel free to contact us should you need assistance with any of the following requests. 1  Postal address; and 2  Contact phone number, email address and mobile phone number; and 3  Contact person or agent and address (if any); and 4  All Resource Consent Application Numbers (please indicate if you...

The Far North District Council wrote to Julian Batchelor regarding the unconsented and illegal works on the land he currently occupies at Rawhiti on 13 November last year: Following the stop work notice and the news of the likely damage to the archaeological sites and the recent pollution of the sea, the Far North District Council have finally responded to the information request from Katherine Raue which was originally made on 7th November, for all information about the unconsented an unlawful works.  Batchelor should have provided all this information to the hapu Resource Management Unit a long time ago according to the law.  Here is the damning and rather incriminating response that we received this afternoon from "Alice" in the Wonderland that seems to be the Far North District Council legal department:

Letter to Far North District Council 7 January 2016: To Alice Astell and Darren Edwards, Far North District Council 7 January 2015 Tena koe Alice and Darren, I wrote to FNDC on 7 December 2015 following a phone conversation with Wayne Smith, and requested ALL INFORMATION regarding the letter sent to Julian Batchelor dated around 14 November last year regarding the unconsented works, and have made additional separate requests since. Would you please provide a copy of the letter FNDC sent Mr Batchelor and the other information requested without further delay. I attach a copy of part of the letter and request you provide the information circled immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Katherine Raue Te Komiti o te Kaitiaki o Opourua

Recent rain in the Far North has resulted in massive erosion and pollution of the seas with soil running off the land occupied by Julian Batchelor at Rawhiti, following the illegal and unconsented earthworks, dodgy plumbing and drainage, engineering, etc. Tangata whenua are becoming increasingly concerned at the damage caused by Julian Batchelor to the environment, this latest pollution and erosion is particularly difficult to tolerate due to the evasive and obstructive attitude of the Far North District Council. Te Komiti o te Kaitiaki o Opourua will be contacting the Far North District Council and Far North Regional Council first thing in the morning when they reopen after having a wee holiday, and the communication will be duly published.  In the meantime, following the refusal of the FNDC to act today, the following letter was sent to Mr Batchelor: To Julian Batchelor From Te Komiti o te Kaitiaki o Opourua 3 January 2016 Dear Mr Batchelor, We note rece...