Pine forest slash has been in the spotlight recently for all the wrong reasons.
However, research at Canterbury University - described as 'groundbreaking' - suggests that the logging debris could be used to rehabilitate soil.
Masters student Kathy Liu has been investigating the use of pine waste, she speaks to Jesse.
Slash from the heavy rain in Gisbourne, June 2018. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
