Coalition strains over stewardship land shake-up

Coalition strains over stewardship land shake-up

The Conservation Minister has re-classified swathes of stewardship land on the West Coast of the South Island.

Decisions on stewardship land delivered

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced decisions that will provide clarity for approximately 80 per cent of stewardship land assessed on the West Coast of the South Island. Of the 576 reclassification proposals notified, 385 will now proceed.  “I have decided that more than 190,000ha of stewardship land will now be protected under the Reserves Act and more than 300,000ha as specially protected areas under the Conservation Act. I am also…