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16-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Greenpeace Slams Acceptance Of Seabed Miner's Application
Wannabe seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources' Fast-Track application has now been accepted for the next stage by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), a process Greenpeace slams for being anti-democratic and completely ignoring the overwhelming opposition of the local community. Greenpeace seabed mining campaigner Juressa Lee says, "For nearly a decade, Trans-Tasman Resources has failed to get its seabed mining project approved. It's been rejected at multiple levels of legal and environmental review, but today the Luxon Government has rubber-stamped it because it might make a little bit of money for their mates. "Investors in TTR's project are trying to pull the wool over the public's eyes, telling us to 'trust the science'. But TTR has never been able to alleviate the courts' concerns for harmful impacts on wildlife and the environment, nor shown any interest in filling the gaps in information and reliable modelling. "Taranaki communities - including iwi, the fishing industry, recreational fishers, surfers and swimmers - have fought against TTR for more than a decade. But the Luxon government is ignoring their wishes and imposing an unpopular project which will devastate the South Taranaki Bight." Lee adds: "The opposition to seabed mining is strong and unwavering, and Greenpeace will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the growing resistance and make sure these wannabe miners never get a chance." Trans-Tasman Resources is planning to extract 50 million tonnes of iron sand from the South Taranaki Bight every year for 35 years in an eleven-metre deep open-cast mine on the seabed, and then dump 45 million tonnes a year back into the ocean. Experts say that seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight would damage rich ecosystems and threaten precious marine life such as the pygmy blue whale, Māui and Hector's dolphins and kororā.
Scoop
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Greenpeace Calls On Chris Hipkins To Take A Courageous Stand Against Seabed Mining
Press Release – Greenpeace For more than ten years, Trans-Tasman Resources has suffered defeat after defeat in the courts and faced opposition from Greenpeace and the Taranaki community, including iwi, commercial and recreational fishers and surfers. Greenpeace is calling on the leader of the opposition, Chris Hipkins, to take a public stand and pledge that seabed mining will never happen under a Labour-led government. A petition to the Labour Party leader launched this week has already gained more than 2200 signatures. Greenpeace spokesperson Juressa Lee says: 'The Luxon government seems intent on waging war on nature – but Governments come and go, and they won't be in control forever. That's why we're calling on Chris Hipkins to promise that any seabed mining consents granted under the Luxon government will be revoked by Labour if it gets elected. 'Despite failing again and again to win approval for its seabed mining project, wannabe miners Trans-Tasman Resources have applied to the Environmental Protection Authority for permission to mine the South Taranaki Bight under the Luxon government's Fast Track process. 'That's why we're launching a new call on the leader of the opposition, Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins, to take a stand and ensure this destructive industry never gets off the ground in Aotearoa.' For more than ten years, Trans-Tasman Resources has suffered defeat after defeat in the courts and faced opposition from Greenpeace and the Taranaki community, including iwi, commercial and recreational fishers and surfers. Juressa Lee says: 'Yet now, like a zombie, TTR is rising from the dead by taking advantage of the Fast Track Approvals Act to bypass environmental protections. 'That's why it's urgent the opposition leader Chris Hipkins takes a stand against seabed mining the Taranaki Bight. 'Chris Hipkins will also be in tune with the weight of public opinion in Aotearoa. Nearly 54,000 people signed the last Greenpeace petition to ban seabed mining.' Trans-Tasman Resources is planning to extract 50 million tonnes of iron sand from the South Taranaki Bight every year for 35 years and dump 45 million tonnes a year back into the ocean. Seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight would damage rich ecosystems and threaten precious marine life such as the pygmy blue whale, Māui and Hector's dolphins and kororā.
Scoop
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Greenpeace Calls On Chris Hipkins To Take A Courageous Stand Against Seabed Mining
Greenpeace is calling on the leader of the opposition, Chris Hipkins, to take a public stand and pledge that seabed mining will never happen under a Labour-led government. A petition to the Labour Party leader launched this week has already gained more than 2200 signatures. Greenpeace spokesperson Juressa Lee says: "The Luxon government seems intent on waging war on nature - but Governments come and go, and they won't be in control forever. That's why we're calling on Chris Hipkins to promise that any seabed mining consents granted under the Luxon government will be revoked by Labour if it gets elected. "Despite failing again and again to win approval for its seabed mining project, wannabe miners Trans-Tasman Resources have applied to the Environmental Protection Authority for permission to mine the South Taranaki Bight under the Luxon government's Fast Track process. "That's why we're launching a new call on the leader of the opposition, Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins, to take a stand and ensure this destructive industry never gets off the ground in Aotearoa." For more than ten years, Trans-Tasman Resources has suffered defeat after defeat in the courts and faced opposition from Greenpeace and the Taranaki community, including iwi, commercial and recreational fishers and surfers. Juressa Lee says: "Yet now, like a zombie, TTR is rising from the dead by taking advantage of the Fast Track Approvals Act to bypass environmental protections. "That's why it's urgent the opposition leader Chris Hipkins takes a stand against seabed mining the Taranaki Bight. "Chris Hipkins will also be in tune with the weight of public opinion in Aotearoa. Nearly 54,000 people signed the last Greenpeace petition to ban seabed mining." Trans-Tasman Resources is planning to extract 50 million tonnes of iron sand from the South Taranaki Bight every year for 35 years and dump 45 million tonnes a year back into the ocean. Seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight would damage rich ecosystems and threaten precious marine life such as the pygmy blue whale, Māui and Hector's dolphins and kororā.
