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Government pays $1.8m for natural gem in Nelson

Monday 26th of April 2004
Conservation Minister Chris Carter said the purchase of Canaan Downs Farm for $1.8 million ensured a "natural gem" would not be subdivided and sold off to developers.

Canaan Downs Farm covers an area around Takaka Hill next to the Abel Tasman National Park and is part of the last stronghold of a rare species of carnivorous land snail.

"The farm is the main access way to H...
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