Govt’s Emissions Reduction Plan a ‘disaster’ for land in Tairāwhiti: MTT

All well and good for Manu to be accusing the Government of being disingenuous or worse - irresponsible - with its plans for at long last returning the East Coast to an environment that is in harmony with the environmental and economic pressures that have previously led to regional instability.
But wouldn’t it be more constructive to be working with the groups who will have to dramatically reduce their activities?
Because unless we achieve a common goal of peaceful co-existence with the environment, the future for the whole community is at risk and Manu should know that.
So now that the by-laws governing future land use will be limited to mandated oversight of the most vulnerable areas of individual properties, farmers and foresters can control any reduction in activities that occurs on the whole farm or forest estate.
Consequently, these business owners will be looking for advice about all things related to the mandated retired areas, including the selected species of trees and plants that have the best root system that will lead to stability of any erodible land. And my guess is that the species they choose will not necessarily be what is commonly referred to as “indigenous” - Manu’s preferred option.
For example, modern varieties of poplar offer superior root systems to just about anything else, but also can be farmed as a recyclable crop if a resource consent allows it.
Therefore, we shouldn’t be in a rush to limit the options available to the land owners, providing they comply with the introduced by-laws that are put there to avoid a repeat of the mistakes of the past.
I can’t see why Manu is so hell-bent on criticising the current Government’s genuine efforts to give him and others associated with independent reviews of the past land use - pretty much all they asked for.
I suppose for him, the fact that farmers and foresters are now going to decide how they meet the new requirements would be regarded as a blow for his preferred option of locking the place up and throwing away the key.
Too bad!