Following the investigation of forestry issues Council has commenced prosecutions against a number of parties under the Resource Management Act.

The prosecutions relate to six different forests in the Gisborne region, including three forests near Tolaga Bay.

The first call-over date for these prosecutions will be 9 January 2019 in Gisborne District Court.

“We will not be commenting on these prosecutions while they are before the Court,” said Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann.

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