Post by Brent George on Aug 22, 2022 20:11:42 GMT
Forestry Company admits role in Destruction of Roads and Properties
Stuff - Business: 22-August-2022
A forestry company partly responsible for destructive flooding near Gisborne refused to allow a council ecologist to investigate its site, forcing the council to get a search warrant.
Ernslaw One Ltd and its sister company Timbergrow Ltd were the last of ten companies to appear in court for offending that led to widespread damage at Tolaga Bay in June 2018.
Unlike the other companies, which pleaded guilty and were fined between $124,700 and $379,000, Ernslaw and Timbergrow initially denied their offending and were going to defend their charges in a jury trial.
Stuff - Business: 22-August-2022
A forestry company partly responsible for destructive flooding near Gisborne refused to allow a council ecologist to investigate its site, forcing the council to get a search warrant.
Ernslaw One Ltd and its sister company Timbergrow Ltd were the last of ten companies to appear in court for offending that led to widespread damage at Tolaga Bay in June 2018.
Unlike the other companies, which pleaded guilty and were fined between $124,700 and $379,000, Ernslaw and Timbergrow initially denied their offending and were going to defend their charges in a jury trial.