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“Unleashing the bulldozers and chainsaws on these beautiful public lands will result in clearcuts, polluted streams and extinct species,” Spivak said.

The organization released the results of that testing last month, saying they were “much better than expected, diminishing fears about human health impacts from polluted runoff in fire-scarred areas.”

She added that the bill "polluted" the idea of all New Zealanders having a future together.

It is said to be one of the more polluted rivers which Congolese scientists say contains high levels of fecal matter and other waste.

"We have destroyed wildlife habitats, polluted the environment, used pesticides on an industrial scale and we are changing the climate," Dr Fox said.