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Huh... right where the #WarOnNature government of New Zealand wants to allow seabed mining? 
Talk about a bad idea that keeps getting worse! 
Blue whales breeding and birthing off South Taranaki Bight
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360626144/blue-whales-breeding-and-birthing-south-taranaki-bight
www.stuff.co.nzStuff
Dark Oxygen, the pristine deep blue ocean and the threat of deep sea mining
Beautiful #podcast journey to the hidden treasures of the depths
#stopSeabedMining #ProtectTheOceans
Life Under Water - The Abyss
https://pca.st/episode/5f3dbed5-96f9-48fe-b4af-0b3a43d79ee5
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In this series, wildlife filmmaker and photographer Hannah Stitfall embarks on a voyage aboard the Arctic Sunrise, joining the Greenpeace team in their fight for these ecosystems and to celebrate all the good that is being done to protect them.
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Archive footage courtesy of Greenpeace.
In my opinion, we definitely should NOT sacrifice the great unknown habitats of the depths of the sea so that a handful of already extremely wealthy people can become even wealthier.
But what do I know.
Science and sense: has deep-sea mining industry run out of road?
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/science-and-sense-has-deep-sea-mining-industry-run-out-of-road/
Oceanographic · Science and sense: has deep-sea mining industry run out of road? - OceanographicDeep-sea protection talks commence under new leadership this week, raising hopes that common sense will prevail over mining industry greed.
This is an awesome visual resource to really understand the magnitude of the problem that seabed mining poses.
As countries scramble for minerals, the seabed beckons. Will mining it be a disaster? – visual explainer
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/mar/12/as-countries-scramble-for-minerals-the-seabed-beckons-will-mining-it-be-a-disaster-visual-explainer
The Guardian · As countries scramble for minerals, the seabed beckons. Will mining it be a disaster? – visual explainer
More than a dozen NGOs call for total ban on deep seabed mining as Pacific leaders meet in Fiji
RNZ · More than a dozen NGOs call for total ban on deep seabed mining as Pacific leaders meet in Fiji
Serious and not at all corrupt. /s
"MBIE’s response to the OIA showed the advisory group gave preliminary approval to 36 mining and quarrying schemes in one meeting in June that lasted just 3 hours.
Notes recording its decision to preliminarily approve the controversial proposed iron-sands seabed mining scheme off Taranaki for fast-tracking ran to only 18 words."
Archives NZ to assess whether MBIE's #FastTrack record-keeping fell short of law
https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/360551951/archives-nz-assess-whether-mbies-fast-track-record-keeping-fell-short-law
www.thepress.co.nzThe Press
Imagine handing in a paper for a class, but your professor deemed it insufficient. Imagine when given another chance you delivered the exact same rejected document...
Imagine doing that at work.
Or for a government form.
There is no way that'd be acceptable and you'd be shamed if you tried to get away with such lazy, mediocre, half-assed attempts.
But for TTR and the Fast Track Bill, the Coalition of Corruption says it's all good!
Greenpeace AotearoaGreenpeace slams late release of redacted Fast Track seabed mining documents - Greenpeace AotearoaGreenpeace is slamming the government’s late release of heavily redacted documents from Trans-Tasman Resources’ Taranaki seabed mining application, including a discredited impact assessment carried from 2016.
*Unanimous*
We will win (again). 
People value a healthy ocean over the mirage of boom and bust mining operations.
Get in the sea TTR... No wait, that's not right..
Get *away* from the sea TTR!
‘We can’t divorce environment from economy’: Whanganui council takes stand against seabed mining
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360518413/we-cant-divorce-environment-economy-whanganui-council-takes-stand-against-seabed-mining
www.thepost.co.nzThe Post
I can't tell you exactly how we change this entire colonial system of profit driven extraction and death.
I *can* tell you certain mining company is being told to go away by local iwi Ngāti Ruanui, a particular environmental NGO, local government and the people of New Zealand. And they hate it.
That's not nothing. 
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/explore/seabed-mining/send-a-protest-email-to-the-seabed-mining-companies/
Greenpeace AotearoaSend a protest email to the seabed mining companies - Greenpeace AotearoaTrans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has a plan to rip up 50 million tonnes of the South Taranaki seabed every year for over 35 years. This would be the world's first commercial seabed mine.
BOOM!
The Whanganui District Council has unanimously voted to oppose seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight.
Another powerful signal to central govt and wannabe seabed miners, Trans-Tasman Resources, that seabed mining is not welcome.
Oh yeah, I'm now a Manuka Resources shareholder. And I've never been more excited about losing money in the stock market.
Wrote down some thoughts on this blog post.
On stopping seabed mining, AGMs and bad guests.
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/on-stopping-seabed-mining-agms-and-bad-guests/
Greenpeace AotearoaOn stopping seabed mining, AGMs and bad guests. - Greenpeace AotearoaLast week, a bunch of us from the Greenpeace team joined up with our friends from Ngāti Ruanui, bought a few shares and flew over to Sydney to the offices…
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So many people have already sent messages to Manuka Resources about their seabed mining plans in Taranaki that they have sent Greenpeace Aotearoa a 'Cease and Desist' request.
One could think it is getting under their skin! Maybe even dragging across it and removing the top layer. Only to return it as a dead discard plume later...
Anyway, the lawyer said I can still share this link, and you can do whatever you think is appropriate.
Greenpeace AotearoaSend a protest email to the seabed mining companies - Greenpeace AotearoaTrans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has a plan to rip up 50 million tonnes of the South Taranaki seabed every year for over 35 years. This would be the world's first commercial seabed mine.
The video is now out!
Super excited to share our shenanigans from last week in Sydney at Manuka Resources' AGM.
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/video/confronting-the-seabed-miners/
Greenpeace AotearoaConfronting the seabed miners - Greenpeace AotearoaRepresentatives from Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui and Greenpeace activists from Aotearoa and Australia interrupted and shut down the Annual General Meeting of Manuka Resources in Sydney. Manuka Resources owns Trans-Tasman…
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The Detail #podcast has more.
The community does not want seabed mining to happen.
It's just central government and their corporate mates.
Pocket CastsThe DetailJoin The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.
*doing a happy dance*
We are going to win (again) 
Stay away TTR/Manuka Resources.
Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/535581/seabed-mining-left-out-of-regional-plan-for-taranaki
RNZ · Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki
Another story:
Ngāti Ruanui, Greenpeace disrupt mining company meeting in Australia
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/11/29/ngati-ruanui-greenpeace-disrupt-mining-company-meeting-in-australia/
Te Ao Māori NewsNgāti Ruanui, Greenpeace disrupt mining company meeting in Australia
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We unfortunately couldn't get this bit on tape, but let me tell you:
The Manuka Resources chairman yesterday started their AGM with a land acknowledgement to the Gadigal people on what is now called Sydney.
While I sat next to our friends from Ngāti Ruanui who travelled from Taranaki to demand their land and sea are respected.
My irony meter exploded. 
Then we proceeded to shut down their meeting together. 
“From the mountain to the sea, from Aotearoa to Sydney, we will fight to protect our rohe and stop seabed mining taking place."
So proud to have been a part of this action.
Ko Whaiwhai tonu mātou.
Ngāti Ruanui trustee disrupts Sydney seabed miner’s meeting
https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360503988/ngati-ruanui-trustee-disrupts-sydney-seabed-miners-meeting
www.thepress.co.nzThe Press
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Want to be involved?
You too can let Trans-Tasman Resources know how you feel about seabed mining in Taranaki!
We have a tool you can use!
Please be polite... I know I know...
But we're most effective if we keep the moral high ground.
Greenpeace AotearoaSend a protest email to the seabed mining companies - Greenpeace AotearoaTrans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has a plan to rip up 50 million tonnes of the South Taranaki seabed every year for over 35 years. This would be the world's first commercial seabed mine.