Ruataniwha decision prompts law change

August 2017

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Ruahine Forest Park would lose 22ha of conservation land if the dam is built. Photo: Forest and Bird
The government is suggesting it might change the law to override the Supreme Court ruling blocking the controversial Ruataniwha Dam project. Minister of Conservation Maggie Barry had previously allowed 22ha of Ruahine Forest Park to be exchanged for 170ha of a nearby farm. The Ruahine land, which Barry had said was of low conservation value, […]
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