Rotoehu Allocation Resolved
It has been a hectic period for conservation issues in the Bay of Plenty, according to our Te Puke branch. To everyone’s relief an excellent solution was negotiated on the land allocation problem at Rotoehu, where the future of kokako was at stake. Rather than have contested pine plantations vested in the residual
Lands Department with the possibility of further management complications, eastern region DoC staff and Timberlands district staff agreed to an alternative corridor proposal. This gives DoC immediate tenure and total management of 400 ha of experimental pine stands and good native forest remnants which are already being used by 15 kokako from the adjoining indigenous blocks. John Innes from the Forest Research Institute and DoC staff are to be commended for the energy and support they have given to this in the face of strong opposition from the Forestry Corporation. Also good news is that Timberlands have made a public commitment to manage the native forest within their plantations to accommodate the important plant and birdlife there.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 9
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173Rotoehu Allocation Resolved Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 9
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