Should plants in the red zone be left alone?
Native seedlings naturally regenerating in Christchurch's red zone are being killed by contractors, upsetting conservationists.
Avonside resident and Greening the Red Zone founder Ashley Campbell was horrified when she saw what was once a thick patch of ribbonwood seedlings become a bare patch of dead shrivelled up stalks after being sprayed by contractors.
But Land Information NZ, which manages the land, says vegetation across the red zone has been independently assessed and plants of significant ecological value already identified and retained.
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