Jess Cocks has a favourite spot on remote Mt Nicholas Station, the 40,000 hectare high country farm she calls home. Jess and mum Kate were among the high country farmers who shared their opinions on the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff Former Land Information and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage introduced the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill to Parliament before the 2020 election. However, the tussock wetlands and the matagouri are gone and McSweeney believed the high country needed stronger protection. Stacy Squires/Stuff Lake Heron is the centre of the new 67000 ha Hakatere Conservation Park, created under the tenure review process.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2021 04:07 UTC