NZ’s government wants to kick-start a mining boom – but they’re unlikely to hit paydirt
- Written by Glenn Banks, Professor of Geography, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University
Minister of Resources and of Regional Development Shane Jones has been busy boosting the prospects of an expanded mining and oil industry in Aotearoa New Zealand. A new mining policy is “long overdue”, he has said, and will counter the country’s “excessive levels of environmental protection”.
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