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Anti-seabed mining campaigners launch petition

On 09 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui Trust chairman Haimona Maruera Jnr, left, chief executive Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and environmental manager Graham Young during the EPA hearing into seabed mining last year

NZ Decision on Seabed Mining should set a Standard for Pacific Countries

On 25 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: EMTV

Following the denial of the second sea bed mining proposal in New Zealand by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month, the mining industry has called on the government to reconsider, rather ‘soften’ their new legislation on the matter.

NZ: Seabed fight now for legal fees

On 15 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Taranaki Daily News

Anti-seabed mining campaigners and a South Taranaki iwi say a decision to finally scuttle a massive ironsand mining operation is a "victory for common sense".

Last week, Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) dropped its attempt to reverse the Environmental Protection Authority's decision to decline consent to extract 50 million tonnes of sediment per year, across 65.76 square kilometres.

NZ: Plenty of scientific concerns about seabed mining application

On 16 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Chatham Rise seabed hearing: the absence of evidence

Source: Scoop NZ

The phosphate on the seabed, 450m down on the Chatham Rise, has a particular quality that other phosphate doesn’t have: uranium.

The toxicity of this uranium was the focus of yesterday’s seabed mining hearing, and the evidence from a range of experts hasn’t filled us with confidence.

Seabed mining impact on whales unclear

On 06 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

Whale Watch Kaikoura says seabed mining in the Chatham Islands should not be approved until its effect on whales is researched.

Exploration company Chatham Rock Phosphate has already gained a permit and now needs permission from the Environment Protection Authority in order to mine 1.5 million tonnes of phosphate a year for fertiliser.

Protected Corals could be wiped out by deep sea mining in NZ

On 01 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG MIne Watch

Mining phosphate from the seabed of the Chatham Rise would remove a protected coral species crucial to the local ecosystem, an Environmental Protection Agency hearing into a seabed mining proposal was told this morning.

NZ bid to stop Seabed Mining

On 28 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

A hearing began in Wellington, New Zealand today on Chatham Rock Phosphate’s (CRP) application to mine 5000 square kms of the seabed on the Chatham Rise, in the waters off New Zealand’s east coast.

NZ: Environment agency opposes second seabed mining application

On 19 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National Business Review

The Environmental Protection Authority says it cannot recommend in favour of a proposal to mine phosphate nodules from the seabed on the Chatham Rise, saying there are too many uncertainties about the environmental impacts of Chatham Rock Phosphate's plans on an important fishery.

Miner appeals rejection of seabed project in NZ

On 02 Jul, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Australian Associated Press

A mining company is appealing the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to reject its application to mine ironsands from the seabed off the Taranaki coast.

The EPA's decision-making committee rejected Trans-Tasman Resources' application on June 18, which was seen as a victory for conservation efforts but a blow to the government's desire to help mineral extraction projects boost the economy.

Slap down to Sea bed mining "Victory to common sense"

On 01 Jul, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Kiwis Against Seabed Mining

The EPA’s decision to decline a proposal to mine black sand from the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight was heralded today by New Zealand’s only NGO focusing solely on the issue, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining.

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