Friday, June 26, 2026

Potaka ditches conservation land sell-off plan

Conservation land sell-off
Image – Environmental Defence Society (NZ) ./ Facebook.

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has scrapped plans in the Conservation Amendment Bill that would have allowed conservation land to be sold.

Potaka said he listened to public concerns and met with environmental groups before deciding to scrap the clauses. He also accepted responsibility for any confusion about the Bill.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones said NZ First still supported using conservation land for economic development. Critics had argued the original provisions risked shifting conservation policy from protection to exploitation.



Read more at NZ Herald and EDS NZ on Facebook.

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  1. Too that potata?
    He’s hoping for after the election.
    That’s why the whole gobalist/socialist cabal, formerly and currently occupying the beehive, has to be evicted.

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