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Andy's avatar

This Government has,HAS to be stopped before it dismantles what is left of any decency that might, just might be left in our supposedly democratic.

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Kathyvoyles's avatar

This is appalling. We need an ecocide law asap. Can we get Client Earth in on this? Lawyers for Climate Action? What about the residents of Whangamata? They must be furious about this!

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Colin Cherrie's avatar

The Big Kahuna Gobbymouth Jones (aka Pornboy Shane) needs some serious reigning in ... has so since the commencement of this current CoC ...

So, so willing to sell his and the Nations heart and soul out to his Electoral Lobbyers and Foreign Companies, without an ounce of conscience or regret, let alone thought.

His Ego's power-tripping this round is absolutely staggering, if not sickening.

Will he live be able to explain to his mokopuna and great mokopuna the mess he will leave them to clean up? ... the Inheritance he will leave them?

Any of the CoC for that matter .....

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Cristina's avatar

This is awful Bryan!

It is wonderful that you are able to bring this info to us in such a compelling way that really showcases the beauty we will lose. 🙏❤️

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Gloria Sharp's avatar

Superb Bryan. An adjunct to this North Project is the creation of another open pit by removing Gladstone hill roughly a distance of 6 Kim’s from the heart of Waihi and the other pit. I have asked the Fast Track Committee where we go now with complaints about noise etc. we the people of this town have no input what-so-ever. So much for a Gold Mine Co. stating they will bring the community with them, they speak with fork tongue, they have totally lost any community license to operate here. Our, the people’s, submissions to the application which the company made to extend the Martha mining zone resulted in a minor win in that a large reduction of the properties they wanted to excavate in the heart of the town were denied. Alas, I still fear Waihi is doomed as the company stealthily churns up the ground and adds it to that hell hole in the town. Thank you for caring as always.

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Alan's avatar

"...a lose -lose, neoliberal, blind greed driven situation."

Exactly. Well said Bryan.

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Sue's avatar

Its difficult to comprehend that an individual, let alone an entire govt. can be so blinded by greed that they can potentially destroy an entire area's water system. This is completely, utterly wrong.

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Alfred E's avatar

Thank you so much for this video Bryan. By fast-tracking this scheme this government is just riding rough-shod all over the people that live in the area, with no consultation or consideration for their very real concerns about this gold-mining venture. In fact it's an affront to all the people of Aotearoa and to democracy.

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Logan Muller's avatar

Why would any sane thinking human being make the public responsible for paying a multi nationals bill for loss of profit because it didn’t do its homework well and had to be stopped. I guess Seymour and Jones are not sane thinking humans.

Meanwhile many parts of Africa Latin America and Asia are coming out of years of this oppression while

NACT are signing NZ up for it!!

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