Environment

Coronavirus: Forest and Bird's plan to create thousands of jobs

08:51 am on 15 April 2020

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Forest and Bird says it has a plan that could create thousands of jobs and help make sure a better New Zealand comes out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It's been talking to local and central government about ways to invest money during post-Covid recovery.

These include spending money on electric railways, ramping up pest and weed eradication and increasing Department of Conservation staff, particularly on the front-line.

Forest and Bird spokesperson Geoff Keey spoke to RNZ reporter Laura Dooney about the plan.