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Govt pushes controversial land-use decisions on to councils
Councils will have more power to block the planting of permanent pine forest plantations.
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Environment
Scion researchers will test if pine forest soils are helping reducing NZ’s methane levels
If a microbe eats methane in a forest, would anyone notice? Scion wants to measure that.
Recession or no recession, it’s not looking flash
Economists, however, are split on which side of zero the number will fall.
Primary Sector
Kermadec marine sanctuary proposal rejected by iwi
Environment minister David Parker said it was “very disappointing” that iwi organisations had decided to oppose a proposal to turn the stalled Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary into a reality.Former prime minister John Key announced what would be New Zealand’s largest marine sanctuary in...
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