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Press Release – Economic Development Science and Innovation The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee is calling for public submissions on the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. The bill would amend the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to minimise the risk to the Crown …
The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee is calling for public submissions on the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Bill.
The bill would amend the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to minimise the risk to the Crown and other third parties of having to carry out and fund decommissioning of petroleum fields. Decommissioning is the process of taking petroleum infrastructure and wells out of service, which may include removing the infrastructure, plugging and abandoning wells, and undertaking necessary site restoration. The proposed changes would apply to all current and future petroleum permit and licence holders.
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Trans-Tasman Resources Limited proposes to mine sand from the seabed in an area in the South Taranaki Bight.
OPINION: Opposition to seabed mining lacks scientific credibility and would deny New Zealand access to a major new sustainable export industry, worth at least $1 billion. This metal recovery operation will help meet the soaring demand for strategic minerals and metals (iron, vanadium and titanium) which are required as the world transitions to a low-carbon energy economy. New Zealand has special legislation to develop resources, including minerals, in our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from 12 to 200 nautical miles offshore under the EEZ Act 2012. The act incorporates comprehensive environmental safeguards and international guidelines that seek to balance economic development with environmental protection.
In a statement, Greenpeace oceans campaigner Jessica Desmond said a legislative ban is needed to ensure the long term health of the ocean. “TTR has been vying to access the South Taranaki seabed for years, where they want to suck up a 66 square kilometre area for thirty years.” “Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, the trustees of Te Kaahui Rauru, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, Greenpeace and other concerned groups have been holding them off so far, but we need legislation to keep the door shut on them, and others like them who will come knocking.”
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Protestors from Ngāti Ruanui during a protest in Parliament grounds, in 2016. The iwi has led a fight for six years against plans to mine the seabed of the South Taranaki coast (file photo).