Forestry companies and the govt must recognise that
Paul Hunt is the Chief Human Rights Commissioner.
OPINION: The Government’s two-month inquiry into forestry slash and sediment-related damage in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa is underway.
Like the thousands who petitioned for the inquiry, I was shocked and angered to see the devastating scale and impact of wood debris and sediment unleashed by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Many people have lost homes, livelihoods, livestock and, in some instances, family members.
Link to video and article: Slash is a human rights issue. Forestry companies and the govt must recognise that | Stuff.co.nz
