South Island High Country At Risk From New Law
The Government is opening the gate to development in the South Island High Country — and critics warn once it’s gone, it’s gone.

The Government is opening the gate to development in the South Island High Country — and critics warn once it’s gone, it’s gone.

More than 4,000 native species are at risk, yet WWF-New Zealand says the Government’s biodiversity plan is all spin and no funding.

The Government calls it flexibility. EDS says it could mean industrial-scale development and even disposal of public High Country land.

Forest & Bird warns new fishing laws could damage marine ecosystems and prioritise profit over sustainability.