The fight for our forests

The story behind the fight to save New Zealand’s native forests and the people who championed the early conservation cause. Conservation foot soldier, Paul Bensemann, has written a history of the successful campaigns to save native forests in New Zealand from the 1960s. His book, Fight For The Forests describes how a group of young activists became aware of government plans to mill vast areas of West Coast beech forest and began a campaign to stop it.

The fight for our forests
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