This piece critiques government proposals to regulate farming through the NZ Taxonomy and ETS farm-to-forestry conversions, arguing that they are unworkable, economically damaging, and threaten rural livelihoods and food production.
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I got an email late last night from a guy by the name of John in South Canterbury. I won't say his second name, but he said, uh, and this is a fair question. I suspect I know your answer. But he said, Jamie, a question for the Prime Minister. Why do they persist with a mindless ETS and Paris climate agreement when good agricultural land is being planted with pine trees for carbon credits? But 79 million has to be allocated for the eradication of wilding pines to recover good agricultural land. I'm sure we can all see the irony in that. He goes on to say wilding pines also sequester carbon, but credits are not allocated, as is the case with millions of hectares of Fiordland forest and national park forestry throughout New Zealand. Due to the political hypocrisy, how do you expect voters to pay carbon tax on fuel due to the ETS and vote for this stupidity? Now I know what your answer will be, but give it to me.
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protecting agricultural land from conversion
\\ \\ **National backs farmers - QEII National Trust funding added to list**\\ \\ 08 June, 2026\\ \\ Christopher Luxoncontested land use with environmental and economic trade-offs
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