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The Canopy page explaining the Land Use Capability class 6 ballot — the mechanism for landowners seeking ETS registration on class 6 land under the September 2025 restrictions — remains the live reference for how the restriction is being administered. Ballot page.
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.