Winston is getting nervous and I’m all here for it.
All the crony capitalism deals he’s made for the mining industry plus the $200million he has given gas and oil are in danger as the Greens FINALLY flex their muscles and signal they will throw his mining bullshit on the fire.
Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects
The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for certain mining projects granted under the fast-track regime if it forms part of a government at the next election.
“Today, we are putting the seabed mining, hardrock gold mining and coal mining industries – and their investors – on notice. Your fast-track consents are not safe, and they are not secure,” Green Party-co-leader Marama Davidson said.
The Greens have been warning they would revoke consents as far back as December 2024, when the initial fast-track bill passed its third reading.
Then, it was a pledge to revoke consents that “short-cut our democracy, side-step environmental protections and degrade te taiao.”
Now, it has named seven specific projects it would revoke consents or permits, even though they are yet to be issued.
“This is a very clear line in the sand, specifically around these most destructive forms of mining. We’re committing that we will revoke them, even if consents are issued,” said the Greens’ resources spokesperson Steve Abel.
Davidson said the Greens were making the announcement before consents were issued to “ensure complete transparency”.
…Winston has thrown democratic norms out the window to push for a corrupt fast track process to allow donors to get their agenda forced through no matter the environmental damage.
He is a stooge for big polluters and watching him panic as the Greens finally stop fucking around and start punching is glorious.
Cry more Winston, your tears are delicious.
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The Greens announcement shows why will not be a wealthy country if they get any power . The mine they talk of will provide 500 to 700 well paid jobs plus the royalties on what isxtaken out of the ground
Dear me Winston you are the ultimate hypocrite. After propping up this failed CoC for two yrs you belatedly have the audacity to talk about “economic sabotage” – you’ve missed the boat on that one. Your tinfoil-hat brigade don’t want vaccinations as they might ‘harm THEIR bodies’, but you are all happy to harm and pollute OUR land/rivers/atmosphere then walk away and leave the taxpayers to foot the clean-up bill = $millions. I have to ask what planet you are now on you silly little man. You sound desperate. We too are desperate but for the right reasons – to avoid any more environmental damage to our country and planet. We all know which is the moral high ground here and maybe you should look for it too as your twisted logic doesn’t make rational sense to any of us.
Peters didn’t write that X message. I would know, up te pou with him. His entrapped minions must be very unhappy indeed.
It explains why they have few candidates, after how long?