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Groundswell NZ presents petition on 'unworkable regulations' to parliament stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Andy Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter13:31, Jul 15 2021 Nikki Prendergast/FILE Åtorohanga and Ruapehu district councils said there was no legal requirement for councils to undertake the mapping process for Significant Natural Areas. (file) TWO of the three King Country district councils are staying well clear of the Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) furore heating up in Northland and the South Island. Complaints have come from Northland Māori where the scheme was described as a Government-led land grab by Ngāti Hau iwi representatives. The SNA mapping placed 42 per cent of Far North District Council land under SNAs. On the West Coast, an 87-year-old landowner said 70 per cent of his 607ha block of gorse and regenerating bush was declared an SNA. Ōtorohanga and Ruapehu district councils said there was no legal requirement for councils to undertake the mapping process that was upsetting landowners up and down the country. ....
Howl of a protest: Frustrated farmers, tradies prepare to take over central streets in mass protest of Govt regulations msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two King Country councils sitting out on SNAs rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rachael Kelly19:00, May 03 2021 Robyn Edie/Stuff Groundswell NZ founders Bryce McKenzie, of Pomahaka, left, and Laurie Paterson, of Waikaka, organised a tractor protest in Gore last year against the Government’s freshwater rules. Now they are asking farmers to take action against the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. (File photo) Farmer protest group Groundswell NZ will hold a public meeting in Gore this week to discuss new Government policy that has been called a “land grab” by some farmers. Councils are required to survey land to identify significant natural areas as part of the Government’s National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity, which contains objectives and policies to identify, protect, manage and restore indigenous biodiversity. ....