In December 2007 The New Zealand Conservation Authority said that it would not allow the tunnel to be built in the Mount Aspiring National Park, despite support from the Otago Conservation Board and the Director-General of Conservation.
It would not allow the tunnel to be built in the Mount Aspiring National Park. This was what the New Zealand Conservation Authority said in December 2007. This was despite support from the Otago Conservation Board. This was despite the Director-General of Conservation.