Private landowners and a Tai Rāwhiti contracting company have joined forces to reopen access to cyclone-hit rural communities in the Tokomaru Bay region.
A rapidly-constructed bypass is being described as a better answer than the Government's proposed Bailey Bridge over the Hikuwai River - which Federated Farmers says falls well short of what's needed.
Federated Farmers national board member and transport spokesperson Mark Hooper spoke to Kim Hill.
