Environment
Wilding pines now cover 3 million hectares and a Central Otago group wants the polluter to pay
The Central Otago Wilding Pines Group says relying on foresters' goodwill to stop seed spreading beyond their boundaries has failed, as MPI consults on a 20-year strategy that warns unmanaged infestations could cover a quarter of New Zealand within 30 years and cost at least $4.6 billion over 50.