After several court battles, his dairy operation is now underway. However, Forest and Bird regional manager Jen Miller says the development is “entirely inappropriate”. “It’s actually a national tragedy, what’s occurring,” Ms Miller said.
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$257 million remains in coffers for tenure review – Timaru Herald, Mathew Littlewood
Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon says there is currently too much uncertainty about the future of tenure review.
Land Information New Zealand (Linz) deputy chief executive for Crown Property Jerome Sheppard said it recognised there was “significant interest in getting the best use of Crown land in the high country, particularly in areas such as the iconic Mackenzie Basin”.
DOC can ‘thrive again’ : Conservation Minister – Newsroom David Williams
At the bottom of Sage’s Budget Day press statement is $2.6 million “to fund better protection of the unique landscapes and biodiversity of the Mackenzie Basin”. The Minister says that’s to better implement the collaborative Mackenzie Agreement and might include money for the Mackenzie Country Trust.
Mackenzie Basin protection money in Budget’s big conservation boost – Mathew Littlewood
Protecting the Mackenzie Basin is a focus of the Budget with new funding for conservation estate dedicated towards it.
Rachel Stewart: Ministry’s cunning plan fails to stop M. bovis cattle disease – Auckland Herald
What’s really happening with the spread of the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis is about as transparent as a plane-grounding Wellington fog.
Simons Pass in tenure review, could see thousands of hectares freeholded – Timaru Herald
A controversial Mackenzie Basin pastoral lease under the microscope of Greenpeace could have more than two-thirds of the land to go into freehold.
Proposed luxury lodge in Mackenzie District could be `dead in the water’- Timaru Herald
A controversial proposal to develop land on the shore of Lake Pukaki could be “dead in the water”, according to one of its opponents.
Controversial land sale scrapped – Newsroom
Crackdown on dairy outputs always on the cards – Timaru Herald
In Canterbury, Statistics NZ figures showed a six-fold increase, from 200,000 to more than 1.2 million, from 1994 to 2016, hardly surprising given the sheer volume of dairy conversions over a number of years, some in locations, like the Mackenzie Basin, seen by the environmental lobby as completely unsuitable for dairying.
Tourism industry enthusiastic about Waitaki Plan – Tourism Industry Aotearoa Press Release
TIA is urging the Council to strengthen its focus on environmental protection. The Draft Long Term Plan emphasises the need to value and protect areas such as the Mackenzie Basin. “Our environment is our unique selling point as a tourism destination, and the Mackenzie Basin is a nationally significant landscape for tourism. It attracts many visitors, and is also integral to the experience of those heading to Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and those on the main South Island touring route, which passes through the Basin,” says Mr Roberts.