Conservation portfolio
Sir,—Mr Lange should put his portfolio appointment where his mouth is. His comments about conservation are political and trite. I am appalled by his actions. How can conservation issues take a major part in decision-making if Mr Woollaston
is outside Cabinet? If Mr Lange believes that he has a grasp of the passionate convictions of his Cabinet colleagues for conservation (January 27), of conservation issues or political power then he should act accordingly. As Minister of Conservation, Mr Woollaston should be appointed to Cabinet.—Yours, etc., GABRIELLE O’CONNELL. January 27, 1989. Sir,—Mr Woollaston, the new Minister of Conservation, has had to relinquish his responsibilities as Associate Minister for Environment as Mr Lange said that the two roles are “incompatible” (January 27). Why is this? Is the Ministry for the Environment against conservation? Interestingly, Mr Peter Dunne, the new Under-Secretary for the Environment, is also Under-Secretary of Trade and Industry, Energy, Regional Development and Commerce. This implies that these development-oriented portfolios are considered compatible with the Environment portfolio, whereas Conservation is not. Is this an indication as to what will be the outcome of the resource management law reform? What is happening to the Ministry for the Environment?—Yours, etc., E. MACKEN. January 27, 1989.
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