By not mining vital minerals, NZ is ‘offshoring its own environmental footprint’ – is that fair?
- Written by: Martin Brook, Associate Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Getty ImagesWhen Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining companies”.
But the government’s ambition to double the...
