Forestry sector backs independent facilitator for Tairāwhiti
NZFOA has formally backed appointing an independent facilitator to broker between forestry, iwi, local government and community on the Tairāwhiti slash-and-land-use file. A material political move — the industry's public position has been defensive since Cyclone Gabrielle; endorsing an independent facilitator is a different posture. NZFOA note.