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Grant Dodson: Forest Owners Assn Pres says slash damage inquiry will ease some of the flack sector has copped since Gabrielle

Published: Feb. 22, 2023, 6:35 p.m.

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Support has come from the forestry industry ahead of an upcoming inquiry into slash damage.

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is expected to announce the probe today during a visit to Hawke\'s Bay.

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It\'s expected to last two months and come up with short-term recommendations to tackle the issue, and longer-term ideas for reforms.

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Forest Owners Association President Grant Dodson told Mike Hosking it should ease some of the flack the sector has copped since the cyclone.

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He says the industry wants a good science-based look at resilience on the coast, so it can learn to manage slash better.

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