Win for council over Gisborne forestry companies

Friday 16 Aug 2024

 
Sweeping new controls on a forestry block responsible for slash and debris that washed off Gisborne hills during Cyclone Gabrielle are to be enforced, in a ruling an environment group hails as “a clear message” to the industry.

Gisborne District Council, in a bid to prevent further damage to the region’s landscape and swathes of woody debris covering its coastline, went to the Environment Court seeking an enforcement order requiring China Forestry Group New Zealand Company Ltd. (CFGNZC) to cease discharging forestry debris and sediment and to deal with about 16,000 cubic metres of woody debris from the company’s Kanuka forest block in the Waimata valley.

In a decision released last week, the Court has granted enforcement orders sought by the council. The orders require debris removed from the forest under a remedial plan by October 15. It requires the installation of water controls at all skids/landings and on all tracks and roads to “eliminate or minimise the risk of erosion, skid site collapse, track collapse or road collapse”.

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Source: Stuff


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