If Maori start getting too much say over local resources, we cry "save our democracy!"
But those same voices are silent when we give the power to a few individuals to hand over our resources with a wave of the pen.
Taranaki seabed mining firm throws itself on ministers’ mercy
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Mining company Trans-Tasman Resources has unexpectedly withdrawn its application for a consent to suck the valuable metals vanadium and titanium from the Taranaki seafloor, as it apparently wagers on the Government’s new fast-track process.
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