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Managing whole farm conversions to exotic forestry 
- Supporting a credible market 

Purpose 
1.  This brief provides information on how an objective of “supporting credible markets”
 
9(2)(f)(iv)
could be incorporated into the managing whole farm 
conversions to exotic forestry policy. 
Policy Objectives 
2.  The current objectives of the proposed policy are:   

Limiting whole-farm conversions to exotic forestry and protecting high and medium 
versatility productive land for farming.   
ii 
Forestry supports meeting emissions reduction budgets and targets.   
iii 
Providing certainty for ETS participants and forestry investment.   
iv 
Meeting Treaty of Waitangi obligations, including Treaty of Waitangi settlement 
obligations.   

Operational workability and managing the costs of administering the ETS. 
3.  Achieving the inclusion of a new objective of “supporting a credible market” creates two 
potential benefits:  
a)  During policy development, design choices that may support a credible market will 
be appropriately weighted.  
b)  9(2)(f)(iv)
 
   
Supporting credible markets 
4.  9(2)(f)(iv)
 
 
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9(2)(f)(iv)
5. 
Next steps 
We recommend you forward this briefing to the Minister of Forestry. 
 
 
 
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Recommendations 
We recommend that you: 
a. 9(2)(f)(iv)
b. Forward this briefing and attached to the office of Minister McClay
Yes | No 
Signatures 
Kara Lok 
Manager 
Emissions Pricing Policy 
20/08/2024 
Hon Simon WATTS  
Minister of Climate Change 
Date 
Appendix 1 withheld under s 9(2)(f)(iv)
 
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