After wanting to mine conservation land, will Matua Shane Jones get pelted with cold Butter Chicken everywhere he speaks this election?

Shane Jones’ push to mine conservation land has triggered outrage, raising questions about political donations, environmental protections, and whether voters will tolerate turning protected landscapes into profit centres this election.

The Matua of butter chicken, Shane Jones, has proposed mining on a UNESCO-listed conservation site in New Zealand, because of high national debt and geopolitical uncertainty.

Now, when John Key was Prime Minister, he ruled out ever mining on conservation land, so Matua Shane’s desire to do so for an industry that donates to him has raised some questions.

It’s as if Shane Jones looked at conservation land and thought, ‘What if… but with fewer trees?

Shane doesn’t see a forest, he sees an uneconomic pile of minerals.

While some people hear birdsong — Shane sees untapped revenue.

Matua Jones isn’t anti-nature — he just prefers it in spreadsheet form.

Mining conservation land for debt — seriously?

Mining conservation land to pay for high debt is like burning books to heat a library.

Now we all know that Matua Shane Jones wants to mine on conservation land, I wonder if the Matua will get pelted with cold butter chicken everywhere he speaks this election?