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Photographs reveal forestry offending: See what Forwood did

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Council officers who inspected Forwood's operations in Papakorokoro Forest on May 20, last year, discovered excavators had been used to haul cut logs through the Mangaoai Stream, which was full of sediment and wood. Later sampling of water downstream showed concerningly high sediment levels. Picture supplied

* This article was updated on October 16, to include photographs of the offending. 

A forestry company has expressed its “sincere” and “whole-hearted” apology for its environmental offending in Papakorokoro Forest, north of Gisborne, admitting it “could have been avoided”.

At a sentencing hearing for Forwood Forest Management Limited (FFM) in Gisborne District Court on Thursday,...

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