national park Archive

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    Podcast: Mining our Sacred Places



    The National Government are poised to do the unthinkable — open up our most treasured places, our national parks and reserves — to mining. Can they be serious? Didn’t we have this fight 100 years ago? Do New Zealanders really believe that no place is sacred if there’s a goldmine or a coalmine sitting underneath [...] read more
    November 10, 2009 9:28 am - 5 Comments
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    Mining Milford Sound?



    “Will he rule out of the review of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act any consideration of mining potential in Milford Sound; if not, why not?” National Parks, openness, ‘hysteria’ and cartoons. read more
    October 8, 2009 10:36 am - 12 Comments