Greenpeace is welcoming the decision by an Australian mining giant to pull the plug on its plans to mine for minerals in a forest reserve in the Far North.
A campaign led by Whangaroa hapลซ and its allies opposed the plan, and this week Minerology withdrew and closed its office in Aotearoa.
Seabed mining campaigner Juressa Lee says: โThe victory over mining company Mineralogy International demonstrates the collective power of resistance in iwi, local communities and environmental groups working together.
Lee says the victory sends a powerful message to other would-be miners, such as Australian-owned mining company Trans-Tasman Resources, which wants to start seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight.
โTrans-Tasman Resources has faced years of determined opposition from Greenpeace, local iwi and hapลซ, scientists, boaties and the fishing industry over its plans to plunder the seas off the Taranaki coast.
โTTR has been defeated in the courts again and again but is now betting the Luxon governmentโs Fast Track process will enable it to circumvent any proper transparent scrutiny of its plans.
โBut Greenpeace and our allies will continue to resist this every step of the way. We wonโt let seabed mining take place in Aotearoa without a fight.โ
This mining company has pulled out before serious damage was done.
Just imagine if the fathers of Shane Jones, David Seymour and Chris Luxon did the same!
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