Residents of Minginui and Te Whaiti are being forced to use a "dangerous" forestry road, as the main road into the villages remains closed.
A special-purpose road, which begins at State Highway 38, through to Ruatahuna has been closed as a result of storm damage caused by Cyclone Debbie last month.
That leaves the Ngai Whare communities of Minginui and Te Whaiti with no public road access. However, Timberlands has agreed to provide access to and from Murupara through its forestry roads.
Residents recently held a meeting to discuss their concerns about the forestry road.
"This road is dangerous, we were narrowly missed by a three-trailer logging truck with less than a foot to spare," John MacMillan said.