Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:36 pm
Environmental NGOs wrote to Southland District Council
yesterday expressing deep concern over the Council’s
decision to grant an access arrangement to New Brighton
Collieries Limited (NBCL), an overseas owned company, for
coal exploration in the Ohai forestry area.
The letter
urges the Southland District Council to reverse their
decision and decline the access arrangement sought by NBCL.
It also puts forward a courageous vision for Southland,
proposing a decline from coal and a move towards clean
energy alternatives.
Together the organisations
say:
It is absolutely inappropriate for Aotearoa New
Zealand to continue exploring for coal in the midst of a