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Lower Hutt development limiting number of cats people can own

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 18 Dec 2017, 8:26AM
Forest and Bird Conservation Officer Kevin Hackwell told Mike Hosking councils have the power to enforce the rule. (Photo \ Getty Images)

Lower Hutt development limiting number of cats people can own

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 18 Dec 2017, 8:26AM

A new Lower Hutt development is limiting the number of cats people can own.

After pressure from Forest and Bird, consultants on a 14 hectare subdivision in Kelson have agreed to a covenant limiting households to one de-sexed and micro-chipped cat.

Forest and Bird Conservation Officer Kevin Hackwell told Mike Hosking councils have the power to enforce the rule.

"One of the powers they have specifically under section 31 of the Resource Management Act, is to be able to control the effects of the development land, particularity relating to maintaining biological diversity."

LISTEN ABOVE AS KEVIN HACKWELL SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING

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