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Investigation planned into land use in Tairawhiti after ex-cyclone Hale

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Publish Date
Thu, 2 Feb 2023, 7:16pm
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Investigation planned into land use in Tairawhiti after ex-cyclone Hale

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 2 Feb 2023, 7:16pm

An independent review into land use in Tairawhiti is now locked in.

Ex-cyclone Hale left waterways and beaches littered with forest debris and slash a month ago.

A forum meeting involving central and local Government, iwi, industry and Federated Farmers reached an agreement to investigate yesterday.

Toby Williams from Federated Farmers says it'll be a review into harvesting practices and an opportunity to give foresters the tools to make changes ahead of the next big rain event.

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