Scapegoating the forestry sector isn't going to solve the problem

Pointing a finger at the forestry sector for flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle is bit like scapegoating the dairy industry for polluting all New Zealand’s rivers. It’s too easy and it’s not that simple.First, extreme weather events are becoming par for the course, but everyone recognises this one was particularly extreme and unprecedented. Feelings are clearly running high, and they should be. Livelihoods were destroyed and it will cost billions to fix. But far more importantly, people were killed. Eleven peo...