PRESS RELEASE Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace will be in the Supreme Court today for the last battle in a long fight to oppose a seabed mine in the South Taranaki Bight. The groups are appearing, alongside iwi, other environmental groups and fishing interests, to defend their resounding judgement from the Court of Appeal last year which upheld [read more…]
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A date has been set for the next chapter in the long-running battle for consent to mine iron sand from the South Taranaki seabed. It will be heard in the Court of Appeal in September. In August 2017 the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) gave mining company Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) marine discharge consents to suck up 50 million tonnes of black [read more…]
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Review – Making Waves: The Documentary “Sit back, and free your mind”, Whanganui area surgeon-turned-environmental activist Dr Athol Steward encouraged an audience of over 40 people, as we sat in anticipatory silence. An extra row of seats in Confluence’s cosy theatre was needed for the sold-out documentary premiere.
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