3080 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Forestry

3080 (2026). Hon Jo Luxton to the Minister of Forestry: Has the Minister considered the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report Alt-F Reset, specifically regarding his advice to ban clear-fell harvest in high risk areas, and ensure that forestry companies cover the costs of environmental damage they cause; if so, what is the Minister’s response to these two specific recommendations?

Hon Todd McClay: To improve practice and better manage risks with harvest practices, the Government is updating the rules forestry companies must follow set out in the National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry (NES-CF). One of the proposed changes focuses on improving the management of slash, particularly for land where slash mobilisation is a risk.