Tasman Accord

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The Tasman Accord was signed in 1989 by Tasman Forestry Ltd, environmental groups and the Government. The company agreed to end native forest clearance on its land, protect about 39,000 hectares, and assist with the recovery programme for kōkako, as well as other conservation projects.{{Cite book| publisher = Ministry for the Environment| isbn = 0478090005| last = Smith| first = Ian| others = Rowan Taylor (ed.)| title = The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997| location = Wellington, N.Z| date = 1997}}

The main clauses in the agreement are:{{citation |date=August 1989|title=Tasman Forestry Ltd protects native forests|journal=N.Z. Forestry|page = 9 |url=http://www.nzjf.org/free_issues/NZJF34_2_1989/3FE752CB-60E9-4958-B722-BB425ACC297F.pdf}}

• formal protection of 30,348 ha of freehold native forest;
• an end to all native forest clearance apart from commitments to supply tawa until 1990;
• the sale, for $1.5 million, of 3500 ha in the Mamaku Range to the Department of Conservation;
• a $150,000 grant for a three-year kokako research and management project;
• a commitment to further consultation on resource use and environmental issues.

Some of the land that is under protection is where the Arnold River drains Lake Brunner.{{cite book|title=A Directory of Wetlands in New Zealand|editor=Cromarty, P. |editor2=Scott, D.A|publisher=Department of Conservation|location=Wellington|year=1995 |pages = 184–185 |isbn=0-478-01776-6 |url=http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/nzwetlands00.pdf }}