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Northland farmers under threat from Significant Natural Areas policy
18 May, 2021 05:23 PM
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Almost 250,000 hectares of land in the Far North District has been tentatively zoned as a Significant Natural Area. Photo / Supplied
Almost 250,000 hectares of land in the Far North District has been tentatively zoned as a Significant Natural Area. Photo / Supplied
Te Tai Tokerau farmers are increasingly anxious about a push from central Government to protect sections of land deemed to be Significant Natural Areas (SNA). They fear the widespread implementation of SNA could force them out of business and off their farms. It s sort of death by a thousand cuts . All of the small things are adding up and we re already seeing in Northland, a lot of land going from farming into pine trees, said Federated Farmers Far North branch chairman Dave Wilson.
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Kerikeri sculptor Chris Booth and intern Isa Brinkman work on a sculpture near the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kerikeri sculptor Chris Booth and intern Isa Brinkman work on a sculpture near the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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The council has sent letters to about 8000 Far North property owners this week to highlight how they can help protect unique indigenous species and habitats on their land. They are required to identify Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) by Northland Regional Council and obligated to protect these under the Resource Management Act and by the Far North District Council s District Plan.