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DOC budget cut by $65 million

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Michael Szabo
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DOC budget cut by $65 million

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Here is DOC's information release on the 2025 budget cuts. It details the government's cuts of $65 million from DOC funding over the next four years and scrapping of the Nature Heritage Fund, the Land Acquisition Fund, and Predator Free 2050 Ltd:
https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/issues/bud ... -overview/
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