Corrections Dept On Stewart Murray Wilson

The Department of Corrections has successfully applied for an interim recall to prison for offender Stewart Murray Wilson following allegations of him phoning a person he had been directed not to associate with.

The Parole Board considered the application this afternoon and following its decision Mr Wilson has been returned to prison.

The Board will consider whether or not a final order is made at a hearing before the end of March.

Corrections has been vigilantly monitoring this offender’s compliance with his parole conditions and immediately made the application after it received information that led it to believe he had breached his parole conditions.

The NZ Police assisted in this matter.

Corrections will also pursue legal action relating to this alleged breach through the courts.

ENDS

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Denniston Announcement: Coal Mine Gains Access Approval

Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith today announced his approval under the Crown Minerals Act for an access agreement for Bathurst Resources for its Escarpment Mining Project on the Denniston Plateau, near Westport.

“This approval is for an open-cast mine on 106 hectares of the 2026 hectares that comprise the Denniston Plateau. This area is not National Park, nor Conservation Park nor does it have any particular reserve status...

“The loss of conservation values is compensated by a $22 million package by Bathurst Resources. This will fund pest and predator control over 25,000 hectares of the Heaphy River catchment in the Kahurangi National Park, 4,500 hectares on and around the Denniston Plateau, as well as for historic projects on the Plateau itself. This is More>>