Alan Emerson: Good sense and stewardship heading south

Gore council is the latest to abandon reason in pursuit of an agenda

I’m starting to think there must be something in the water in our southernmost province. Last week I wrote about the 3000 Southland farmers who will require a permit to farm, largely due to the cunning stunts of Southland Fish & Game.

Bryce McKenzie: Standing up for property rights in Gore

The following is an update on the RMA Section 6 situation in Gore and how we propose fighting it.

As you might have heard, the proposed Gore District Plan includes applying the Sites and Areas of Significance to Maori rules from RMA Section 6 to the entire district.

That would mean that every place in the whole district could have the counterproductive, unworkable, and intrusive bureaucracy that comes from having an RMA Section 6 classification on your land.