Queenstown-Lakes District Council

C-23-034 Coronet Forest Revegetation - Planting Manager

In 2017, the Council approved the early harvest of 172 hectares of Douglas fir from the Coronet Forest. The Council resolution requires 145 hectares to be replanted in species native to the Whakatipu Basin in order to meet Emissions Trading Scheme and Resource Consent requirements. The harvest began in December 2019 and is progressing well, with completion forecast early 2023. An external Planting Manager will need to be appointed to undertake regular site quality assurance reviews of the preparation and planting works and provide expert advice to the Project Control Group on the progress, issues, and opportunities during the revegetation works.