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Did the Minister consider the submission of the Environmental Defence Society on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme – Forestry Conversion) Bill that passed into law in 2025, where it was stated that ‘exempting LUC classes 7 and 8, the most erosion-prone land will be targeted for [exotic] forestry expansion’; if so, what is his response?

Answered Question 3079 (2026)
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Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Did the Minister consider the submission of the Environmental Defence Society on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme – Forestry Conversion) Bill that passed into law in 2025, where it was stated that ‘exempting LUC classes 7 and 8, the most erosion-prone land will be targeted for [exotic] forestry expansion’; if so, what is his response?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Forestry

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All submissions were considered by the Environment Select Committee through the Select Committee process, and informed the report back to the House.