Kiwis Against Seabed Mining

Aotearoa- New Zealand



Who Speaks for
the Ocean ?

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KASM joins the 2precious2mine coalition


With Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee's proposal to mine schedule 4 areas of the conservation estate mining, the downstream consequences became a subject discussed by many New Zealanders.

 

The possibility that mining in our National Parks could be a reality provoked a strong reaction from across the political spectrum.

 

The recent KASM AGM unanimously supported that KASM join the 2precious2mine coalition with Vera van der Voorden being the KASM representative

 

2precious2mine website

 

 

KASM has concern of the possibility that maritime reserves will also be the subject of miners interests.

 






Please feel free to browse this site and explore the links

We suggest you start with the timeline

or perhaps go straight to joining KASM

We need your participation to prevent ecological disaster

Media & Film Interviews :


Selling our seabed

Selling Our Seabed

Senior media students Sarah Harrison and Jessie Whitehead prize-winning presentation on seabed mining. 2007

 

 

 

 

Marae

Current Affairs - Maori Issues
Marae on TV One 24 July 2007

Marae looks at the Maori Party's attempt to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act and the issues of KASM in relation to Riotinto Mining and Exploration Ltd prospecting the west coast seabed ironsands.



Closeup

Current Affairs Programme
Closeup on TV One 24 Nov 2005

Closeup looks at the issues of the anti seabed mining lobby KASM and questions representitives from Iron Ore NZ, Crown Minerals and Taranaki Regional Council