Farmer fears for land and wildlife as forestry moves in

Farmer fears for land and wildlife as forestry moves in

Reading Time: 2 minutes Central Hawke’s Bay farmer James Hunter has spent decades nurturing the native plantings and wetlands at Rangitoto Station, but he fears that work could disappear in minutes if a fire were to rip through the region. Over the past few years, more and more of the high country east of Waipukurau has been planted in pine trees and Hunter is concerned fire plans will come up short if called upon to be executed. Hunter is also …