Election year:
2023
Political party:
New Zealand First
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Foresty
- Right tree, right place on land suited to forestry and protect productive farmland by excluding plantation forestry on LUC class 1, 2 and 3 land while limiting it to no more than 25% of LUC (Land Use Class) Class 4 land.
- Amend the National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) to place a duty upon harvesters to contain and remove post-harvest slash.
- Amend the ETS to recognise farm forestry and shelter belts.
- Manufacturers Tax Rate of 20% will add tremendous value to raw logs.
- Amend the Overseas Investment Act to prevent foreign investment for farm forestry conversion on otherwise productive soils.
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