Complex sentence: A spokesperson stated that it was'New Zealand's first state-sponsored species extinction' and that Chris Carter, the Minister of Conservation at that time, had bowed to pressure from Solid Energy and had ignored consistent advice from the Department of Conservation.
Split into simpler sentences: A spokesperson stated that it was'New Zealand's first state-sponsored species extinction'. And that Minister of Conservation Chris Carter had bowed to pressure from Solid Energy and had ignored consistent advice from the Department of Conservation.