Simon Upton urges cross-party consensus on New Zealand environmental goals
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton is calling for cross-party consensus on the country's overarching environmental goals.
He says it is succeeding in raising awareness of the issue of too many trees being planted.
Butterick has had positive talks with Shane Jones and Damien O’Connor and he thinks they understand the issue.
Everybody is trying to get to a desired outcome, he told Rural News.
“Reaction from farmers is huge, and not just farmers. Provincial business people and employers are also supporting us. We are there for provincial people to voice their concerns as well.”
Butterick says the campaign has taken a lot of his time and has grown into an unbelievable beast. It’s all about democracy, getting motivated and taking action, he says.
It started when someone telephoned him about the issue and he decided to take the lead.
“I am passionate about rural and provincial NZ and feel that something is wrong and I want to put it right.”
