Scoop Coverage: Leaks on National Park Mining

Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 1:27 pm
Article: Scoop Full Coverage

Gordon Campbell: On The Economics Of Mining DOC Land

At yesterday’s Post cabinet, Prime Minister John Key said that when ‘in due course’ the government released its formal position for public discussion, he would be striking a proper balance between the possible economic benefits to New Zealand of further mining activity, and the need for environmental protection.

Key’s claimed search for balance raises an obvious question. Who, I asked, is providing the government with its estimates of the potential economic benefits? More>>

ALSO:

• Rory MacKinnon - PM’s Presser – Mining leak “hysteria”
• r2.co.nz - Video: PM's Press Conference 15/3/10
• Labour - Minister of Conservation needs to take control
• No Right Turn Out-Link - How much is it all worth?
• Greens - Mining Schedule 4 is a dead rat

Balancing Envronmental Responsibilities With Economic Opportunities: Govt. Keeps Digging

Conservation organisation Forest & Bird has uncovered Government plans to allow mining in 7000 hectares of high-value conservation land in the West Coast's Paparoa National Park, Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula.

The areas are:
* Te Ahumata plateau on Great Barrier Island (about 700ha)
* Otahu Ecological Area (396ha) and Parakawai Geological Reserve (70ha) near Whangamata and 2500ha near Thames township
* Eastern Paparoa National Park, near Inangahua (3000ha) More>>

ALSO:

• Greens - Paparoa National Park must remain wild
• Greens - Beware of thieves bearing gifts
• Greens - Coromandel mining plans threaten Thames
• Labour - Government report on mining must be released now
• Coromandel Watchdog - Open The Floodgates To Extreme Hazards
• Straterra - Conservation groups attempting to spread panic
• Newmont Waihi Gold - Let's Wait and See
• TV3 Video - Greens and Forest and Bird unhappy at reports of mining plans - Govt plan to mine 7,000H of conservation land - Key won't confirm reports of mining plans
• Out-Link - Kiwi FM Wammo Show: Phil Goff on wealth at all costs

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