David Williams reportsFences stretching for kilometres will be built on the boundary of a national park so a West Coast farmer can, for $5400 a year, graze cattle on flood-prone public conservation land. But Norton's report does mention non-compliance with the previous licence: grazing outside the licence area, unauthorised drainage work, and an "extension" of stock holding yards. 'APPLYING EXISTING POLICY'Booth accepts there are adverse effects from cattle grazing. Fences will keep stock out of adjoining conservation areas, including the national park, she says. There's no question cattle straying into the national park must stop, Booth says.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2020 19:41 UTC