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A petition is gathering pace to prevent a swathe of treasured East Coast agricultural farmland being converted to overseas-owned pine forestry. Almost 6,686 signatures have been gathered from a target of 7,500.
The petition was set up by farmer and provincial president of Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa region Toby Williams.
Mr Williams is intent on saving some six-thousand hectares at Huiarua and Matanui stations.
Toby tells Kathryn he's determined this fine agricultural land doesn't become a carbon sink-hole.
The purchase of these stations is currently before the Overseas Investment Office.
