DoC claims a Maori protest group who want a halt to 1080 poisoning in the Urewera National Park have set up boody traps in the area.
The Department of Conservation say a Maori protest group has booby trapped roads in the Urewera National Park.
Complaints have been surfacing of 75mm nails sticking out of the Okahu Valley access road.
The group associated with Ngati Tawhaki, a hapu of Tuhoe, want a halt to 1080 poisoning in the area as it claims the land is theirs.
Area Manager John Sutton says they're unsure how many traps have been laid but some mountain bikers have given an indication.
He says they had 10 punctures a month on a 9km stretch of road which is pretty high odds considering the width of a tyre.
John Sutton says police are the only ones who could carry out some proactive action.
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