Unfortunately Kon tiki idiots are everywhere. In my experience most do respect people with a bit of distance. But theres always one that has to try and push in with no regard for others. It's just greed and pig ignorance really. We've all had them Chris. All you can hope is that one day someone will cut there line.
Sounds like Whakakaki is stuffed unless you have a quad. Even when the bank wasn't there it could get very crowded at this time of the year. What annoys me is no one (council) has had the guts to knock it over.