Embattled dairy farmer Allan Crafar is back in court, this time in Rotorua, to force receivers KordaMentha to hand over documents relating to his farms.
Mr Crafar has long accused the receivers of bad management practices since they took over the properties last year.
Now he and his family want to see the paper work to find out how decisions were made and by who.
“They make people um and ah, and they won’t even fix effluent irrigators in some cases, " Mr Crafar said.
"They bloody waste thousands of dollars on lawyers, hire diggers when we already have diggers, they bury valuable equipment and supplies in the name of “tidying up”, what’s the bloody point of that?"
Mr Crafar has also been asked to provide a tenancy agreement for the family’s Reporoa home.
The Crafars have refused to leave the house, citing the previously unseen agreement, which gives them an arrangement to stay there for life.
Mr Crafar was also told to bring a lawyer to court next time.
"It’s near impossible to get a lawyer without money. I’ve applied for $250,000 from the receiver to pay for one. The irony of that is, I’m paying for the legal expenses on both sides, cos they’re using my income to pay for their fees.
"I’m expected to fight them with nothing - if that’s what they call justice in New Zealand, bloody hell.”
The next hearing is scheduled for August 23.
In a separate court matter, the Crafars have until August 6th to come up with the $200m needed to repay their debts and buy back the 16 farms.
