Conservation Minister Nick Smith says his decision to reject a proposed tunnel through Fiordland reflects the high threshhold for disturbing national parks - but does not guarantee the thumbs-down for a second development in the region. Communities in Te Anau and Glenorchy praised the minister's decision to decline an application for a $175 million, single-lane bus tunnel between Queenstown and Milford Sound. They had argued it would damage both the area's wilderness and local tourism. Dr Smith will now turn his...
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