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  • 2 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Craig Ashworth

    New Plymouth district councillor Amanda Clinton-Gohdes asked fellow councillors whom they believed: scientists, mana whenua and the wider community, or miners with a vested interest. Photo / Te Korimako o TaranakiNew Plymouth’s council has joined the opposition to seabed mining in South Taranaki, saying the would-be miner lacks credibility and evidence of environmental safety.

  • 3 days ago | teaonews.co.nz | Craig Ashworth

    Taranaki Regional Council is going public against accusations it has sold out to would-be seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources. The Australian company has a permit to mine the seabed off Pātea for an initial 20 years, seeking to extract iron, titanium and vanadium. But Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) can’t begin mining until it gets discharge consents to pump 45 million tonnes of unwanted sediment a year into the ocean.

  • 3 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Craig Ashworth

    Councillor Bonita Bigham says she has been accused of selling out to the seabed miners, and a public statement is needed. Photo / Te Korimako o TaranakiTaranaki Regional Council is going public against accusations it has sold out to would-be seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources. The Australian company has a permit to mine the seabed off Pātea for an initial 20 years, seeking to extract iron, titanium and vanadium.

  • 3 days ago | radionz.co.nz | Craig Ashworth

    Taranaki Regional Council is going public against accusations it has sold out to would-be seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources. The Australian company has a permit to mine the seabed off Pātea for an initial 20 years, seeking to extract iron, titanium and vanadium. But Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) can't begin mining until it gets discharge consents to pump 45 million tonnes of unwanted sediment a year into the ocean.

  • 3 days ago | rnz.co.nz | Craig Ashworth

    Taranaki Regional Council is going public against accusations it has sold out to would-be seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources. The Australian company has a permit to mine the seabed off Pātea for an initial 20 years, seeking to extract iron, titanium and vanadium. But Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) can't begin mining until it gets discharge consents to pump 45 million tonnes of unwanted sediment a year into the ocean.

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Robin Martin

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Ilona Hanne

Editor, Stratford Press at New Zealand Herald

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