Facilitator Appointed in Clash over Slash in Gisborne

Facilitator appointed in clash over slash in Gisborne

The government has told Gisborne District Council its approach to the forestry industry over managing slash and sediment is too tough.

Government Appoints Facilitator To Restore Confidence In Tairāwhiti Forestry

TFAG has worked because central government, the Council and the sector all came together. I have invited the Council’s continued support and participation, Mr McClay says.

You’re scaring off forestry investors, Minister tells Gisborne council

Over the past three years the council has started taking a harder line on forestry companies that failed to comply with resource consent conditions.

McClay moves to reset ‘fractured’ Tairāwhiti forestry ties

Reading Time: 3 minutes Imogen Brophy for LDR Forestry Minister Todd McClay says he wants the “fractured” relationship between foresters, iwi, other stakeholder, and Gisborne District Council “reset” by his appointment of a forestry facilitator in Tairāwhiti. The minister told the council on Monday that former chair of Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Local Government New Zealand’s Regional Sector Group Doug Leeder had been appointed to advise…