Mark Bloomberg
Adjunct senior fellow at the School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, and forestry expert who provides analysis on erosion, plantation forestry and slash issues in Tairawhiti.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 23min
Slash, storms and the fight over responsibility
Dr Mark Bloomberg, adjunct senior fellow at the School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, and forestry expert on erosion and plantation practices. He discusses the history of planting to stop erosion, why radiata pine dominated, how privatisation changed incentives, risks from large clear-fells and slash, legal responsibility under the RMA, and proposed fixes like replanting and smaller coupes.
