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Federated Farmers: DOC must pay its way on pest control

Reading Time: 4 minutes Pest management on the West Coast is like sending out a platoon against an army when the Department of Conservation fails to enlist in the battle, Federated Farmers says.  “Nearly 84% of the West Coast land area is under DOC – but pests and weeds don’t care about where the boundaries are,” Feds meat and wool chair Richard Dawkins says.  “The Crown doesn’t pay rates, and DOC says it doesn’t have enough funding to keep deer…
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farmersweekly.co.nz broke the news on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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