The owner of a Taranaki farm - parts of which a court has ruled can be compulsorily acquired for the Mt Messenger bypass - says he has no regrets about fighting against the project.

"Not just cursory consideration" was given to building a bypass to link up with the Eastern Arterial road from a new Kawarau Falls bridge, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.

A landmark meeting has instilled hope in Tauranga community representatives calling for the popular Bayfair underpass to be saved. Representatives from NZ Transport Agency met with community ...