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what was the major issues? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.132.117.6 ( talk • contribs)

What the major issues are is a little subjective. I am currently working on an Environmental issues in New Zealand article that will hopefully answer that question. -- Alan Liefting ( talk) - 21:32, 6 May 2008 (UTC) reply

The history of New Zealand from an ecological perspective by Geoff Park  ^[1] describes early attempts to preserve stands of lowland native forest. I haven't got the book at hand but these efforts started in the late 1800s. RobbieIanMorrison ( talk) 10:54, 12 September 2016 (UTC) reply