PRESS
RELEASE
5
August 2005
For
immediate release
Rural
Women New Zealand appointment to land access panel
welcomed
Rural
Women New Zealand (RWNZ) has welcomed yesterday's
announcement that its executive officer, Maggie
Bayfield, has been appointed to the Government's
new eight-person panel to consult further on public
access to waterways over private land.
RWNZ
has long called for a fair and open process regarding
any changes to land access, in order to allow the
impact on rural families to be rigorously scrutinized.
“We
expressed strong concerns over the closed nature
of the process in the past,” says President, Sherrill
Dackers. “We are very pleased the Government has
listened and has now established a process to hear
the views of interested groups, particularly rural
families.
“We
also welcome Minister Jim Sutton's announcement
that there will be no imposition of a five metre
walkway. Rural Women New Zealand does not believe
that the objective of public access will best be
achieved through legislation.”
Maggie
Bayfield brings to the panel extensive experience
in working on land management issues and consulting
with landowners, having been a director of the QEII
National Trust for many years.
For
further information contact:
Sherrill
Dackers
National
President
Rural
Women New Zealand
Email: GRSMD@xtra.co.nz
(09)
437 0572
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