Taranaki iwi and Ngāti Tara hapū are concerned petroleum mining equipment, such as pipelines and cable, will be discarded on the seafloor in their rohe after the collapse of oil and gas explorer Tamarind Taranaki Ltd late last year.
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Trustees need to 'pull their heads out of the sand'
Save Tumu Kaituna, a group with whakapapa ties to the Tumu Kaitunu 14 block is shocked that their governing trust wants a sand mine on their land to stay in operation.
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Mining company seeks to overturn Pātea iron-sand decision
Ngāti Ruanui iwi is continuing their fight to save Pātea from potential mining exploitation as iron-sand giant Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) enters the Court of Appeal tomorrow.
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Patea kids serve sea mining message to Acting PM
The Acting PM Winston Peters was served a serious sea mining message on a plate from Patea Area School. Students found a novel way to be heard bringing the best of their seafood cupboard to the top man at the beehive.
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NewsInvestigation into Pike River reopens
The investigation into the Pike River Mine tragedy is to be reopened. In 2013 Police case was dropped due to insufficient evidence and no charges were laid.
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Ngāwhā expansion drilling to continue
Drilling at the proposed expansion of the Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Station in Northland is set to continue this month.
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OceanaGold convicted for 2016 death
Mining company OceanaGold has been convicted and fined following the death of 29-year-old Tipiwai Stainton in 2016.
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Taranaki iwi says end to offshore oil exploration not enough
The Kaiarataki of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says the government's plan to end offshore oil exploration doesn't go far enough.
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PM announces new ban on future oil, gas exploration
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has received criticism this morning from Taranaki and the oil sector after announcing the government's new ban on future oil and gas exploration.
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Iwi angered by approval of first seabed mining project
Local iwi Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru Kītahi are furious seabed mining has been approved in their region. The landmark decision by the EPA allows a mining company to dredge ironsand from the South Taranaki bight.
