Government eyeing council-owned land for tree planting scheme
A spokeswoman for Minister of Forestry Shane Jones says the government is not looking at buying land “at this stage.”
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The Coalition government is looking into leasing blocks of land in Central Otago and Northland to “kick-start” its one billion tree planting programme.
But the Crown will not buy any land for the ambitious scheme “at this stage,” a spokeswoman for Minister of Forestry Shane Jones says.
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Jason Walls
Wed, 20 Dec 2017
Wed, 20 Dec 2017
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Government eyeing council-owned land for tree planting scheme
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