Pine planting: Ministers 'dreaming' about amount of suitable land, say green groups

Posted: 07 Apr 2025

The coalition government says the country is on track for net zero by 2050, with Minister Simon Watts saying the coveted goal could be achieved as early as 2044.

The modelling underlying those claims has now been released, showing it would entail 280,000ha of new pine trees being planted on public land.

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