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Dom Thomas/RNZ Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says the funding will ensure work done through Jobs for Nature is protected, even on private land. (File photo) The additional funding will ensure work done through Jobs for Nature is protected, even on private land, by allowing QEII to legally protect hundreds of hectares of private land with high biodiversity value, Allan said. “This funding gives greater certainty that the effort being put into these projects is not wasted and the special biodiversity will remain for future generations to enjoy and appreciate.” Marc Daglish can speak to the peace of mind which comes with protecting land under a covenant. His 4ha block of regenerating bush in Wainuiomata, Wellington, had shown huge progress in the 15 years he’d been working on it. ....
Members of the Banks Peninsula Native Forest/Climate Change group this month met with Climate Change Minister James Shaw to outline the difficulties they face. Projects that followed in Hinewai’s footsteps allowed native bush to grow back on its own without any planting, using gorse as a nurse plant. But members told Shaw many were struggling to meet ETS guidelines. ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust manager Suky Thompson makes her way down the Te Ahu Pātiki block. The trust needed money from carbon credits to help pay for ongoing fencing and pest control but in an assessment previous landowners had done, just 62 of its 500ha would qualify, manager Suky Thompson said. ....
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Mountain Scene May 16, 2021 By PHILIP CHANDLER The owners of Queenstown’s stunning Remarkables Station, Jillian (left) and Dick Jardine are pictured with Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (centre) after being made Members of the Order of New Zealand at a ceremony in Wellington last week. The couple made headlines last year by announcing they’d be gifting 900 hectares of their station to Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, which protects NZ’s natural heritage, in 2022, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the family’s ownership of the land. Soon after the couple featured on the New Year’s honours list for services to philanthropy and conservation. ....