"Until our road is tarsealed, we'll say no to the estimated $13 million funding for Hundertwasser," she said to loud applause from her supporters, some of whom spilled outside the meeting room.
Ms Wright asked the mayor and her councillors whether they'd put up with the dust and said last week a resident in Pipiwai counted 80 trucks travelling through the roads in a day.
The group played a television news clip from February last year that showed residents voicing concern about the level of dust and Ms Wright said they were still eating and breathing dust.
She expressed disappointment at the attitude of council staff towards the problem and said in future, group members would deal directly with the mayor and the councillors.
School bus driver Rebecca Nathan, who carts students to and from Mangakahia Area School, also spoke and said her concern was the health and safety of children during the 37km trip each way.
She said she had to virtually stop the bus while approaching corners because of the amount of dust from logging trucks.
"It is not on," she added.
Deputy Mayor Sharon Morgan said it was not just a problem for the Government and suggested a long-term solution in collaboration with territorial authorities and the Northland Regional Council.
A protester said if the council had sealed 500m strips over a decade, the entire road would have been tarsealed by now.
The mayor asked Ms Wright whether the group was prepared to look at a targeted rate to fund the tarsealing and the latter replied she needed to discuss it with her members.
