'Not what we’re about': Potaka pushes back on big conservation land sell-off claim as a 'myth'

Azaria HowellPolitical Reporter·Newstalk ZB·22 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Conservation Minister Tama Potaka is giving examples of land that could be up for sale under proposed legislation, opposed by opposition parties and nature group Forest and Bird. Photo / Michael Craig

Minister of Conservation Tama Potaka is promising selling off huge chunks of conservation land is “not what we’re about” as his contentious Conservation Amendment Bill faces scrutiny.

The Government is copping criticism from the Opposition, as well as environmental group Forest and Bird, over legislation that loosens existing constraints on