A farmer near Twizel and Omarama has been found guilty of illegally clearing more than 5000 square metres of indigenous vegetation.
Omarama farmer guilty of illegal vegetation clearance – Mathew Littlewood, Timaru Herald
Last piece in puzzle for Mackenzie – David Williams, Newsroom
District council hearings for plan change 18 began before independent commissioners yesterday in Fairlie. Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and Forest & Bird will give evidence this morning, while DoC has an afternoon slot.
Irishman Creek station on market – Kylie Klein-Nixon, Timaru Herald
Irishman Creek station in the Mackenzie Basin, the birthplace of the Hamilton jet engine – which allows boats to skim across shallow water – has come on the market.
Minister scolded Conservation boss over Mackenzie shambles – David Williams, Newsroom
Pivot irrigators on glacial outwash in the Mackenzie Basin.
Read more:https://www.newsroom.co.nz/greenroom/minister-scolded-doc-boss-over-mackenzie-shambles
Simons Pass loses High Court appeal – Joanne Holden, Timaru Herald
Read more:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/123699071/high-court-rules-consents-for-agricultural-conversion-a-discretionary-activity-at-mackenzie-station
Media Release: EDS welcomes High Court decision relating to dairy conversions at Simons Pass Station in the Mackenzie Basin.
‘Flawed’ tenure review reaches crucial point – David Williams, Newsroom
Dunstan Downs is one of five properties to have a so-called preliminary proposal advertised, part of a rush to push properties through before tenure review ends.
Environment Canterbury dismisses Twizel dumping concern over Lake Ohau demolition material – Charlie O’Mannin, Timaru Herald
Demolition material from the Lake Ōhau fires that is being stored on a site in Twizel is not toxic according to Environment Canterbury.
Mike Joy: My message to Jacinda
Dr Mike Joy says of our freshwater you do not ‘clean up’ rivers; you stop polluting them.
Cabinet reshuffle: The winners and losers from Jacinda Adern’s lineup – Henry Cooke and Thomas Coughlan, Stuff NZ
Kiri Allan
The class of 2017’s other big mover is East Coast MP Kiri Allan. She’s had a very good fortnight, having won her formerly staunchly blue seat from the National Party.
Allan was always pegged for promotion and has long been regarded as someone on the rise in Labour – her relationship with Ardern goes back to before their time as MPs. Allan gets the conservation portfolio.