Oh so there was Kauri being dug at location of oil pipeline leak

After original claims that Kauri poachers were involved in damaging Auckland’s oil line as ‘fake news’ MPI have admitted that there were Kauri poachers in the area…

Swamp kauri was dug from land near where fuel pipeline ruptured, MPI admits

There was swamp kauri dug from the land where the fuel pipeline ruptured says the Government agency charged with keeping track of extraction of the native timber – after it had said for two days that there had not been.

The NZ Herald contacted MPI on Monday to ask about a swamp kauri link to the “affected area”.

The query came after a source said the pipeline had been damaged by a digger and it was believed to be connected to the removal of swamp kauri.

Photographs obtained by the Herald confirmed the damage to the pipeline and showed a 20-metre kauri log close to where the pipeline was damaged.

…MPI have attempted to distract from their lie by claiming that…

“the kauri was removed before March 2011 and came from a site many hundreds of metres and a number of paddocks away from the pipeline”.

He said there were no records of more recent extractions.

Refining NZ has said that it believed the damage to the pipeline happened after 2014, which was the last time an inspection of the pipeline was carried out.

…the problem with that distraction attempt however is that was the last time the paperwork was filed, not the last time digging occurred and because National decided Council’s didn’t need to demand accountability by strict guidelines, there is no way of catching the pricks who did this.

It’s not the first time MPI have lied and helped cover Industry abuse of the environment…

MPI ‘up to their necks’ in fish-dumping scandal

The country’s biggest recreational fishing group is calling for a royal commission into the Ministry for Primary Industries’ handling of an investigation into commercial fish dumping.

No-one was prosecuted even though there was evidence the practice was widespread.

And another report reveals skippers had even admitted guilt.

There are other examples of MPI not taking action over illegal dumping.

Another report in 2009 involved the monitoring of 42 vessels. Half were allegedly dumping fish illegally and again, no action was taken.

…MPI are less interested in protecting our environment and more focused on hiding whatever Industry is damaging it.

Just another reason we need to kick this Government out.