Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
@kasm-nz.bsky.social
Fighting on behalf of communities in Aotearoa to protect our oceans from seabed mining. Toitū Te Tiriti.
Unbelievably, Shane thinks the fast track isn't going fast enough and it appears to be too democratic so him and Bishop are reining it in, with a new bill to be passed under urgency.
This is preposterous. www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
This is preposterous. www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Unbelievably, Shane thinks the fast track isn't going fast enough and it appears to be too democratic so him and Bishop are reining it in, with a new bill to be passed under urgency.
This is preposterous. www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
This is preposterous. www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
This freudian slip though…
October 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This freudian slip though…
If you're not sure what to do, write to our govt and officials calling on them to take action against israel's breach of international law.... draft letters in the link
Link to letters to send to MPs and MFaT regarding all three New Zealanders
#NZPol
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#NZPol
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October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you're not sure what to do, write to our govt and officials calling on them to take action against israel's breach of international law.... draft letters in the link
Trans Tasman Resources' 100% owner, Australian company Manuka Resources (MKR),yesterday published its annual report, which contains this warning from the auditors.
Yet this company is now selling shares on the NZX.
#nzpol
#stopthefasttrack
#banseabedmining
Yet this company is now selling shares on the NZX.
#nzpol
#stopthefasttrack
#banseabedmining
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Trans Tasman Resources' 100% owner, Australian company Manuka Resources (MKR),yesterday published its annual report, which contains this warning from the auditors.
Yet this company is now selling shares on the NZX.
#nzpol
#stopthefasttrack
#banseabedmining
Yet this company is now selling shares on the NZX.
#nzpol
#stopthefasttrack
#banseabedmining
No, Shane Jones, you cannot monster the Fast-Track panel convenors. We call on Bishop to reign him in
#nzpol www.kasm.org.nz/post/kasm-ca...
#nzpol www.kasm.org.nz/post/kasm-ca...
KASM calls on Bishop to reign in Shane Jones on Fast-Track interference
PRESS RELEASE Kiwis Against Seabed Mining has requested the Minister in charge of the Fast-Track, Chris Bishop, to refuse Minister Shane Jones’ request to meet with the Fast-Track Panel Convenors, arg...
www.kasm.org.nz
August 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
No, Shane Jones, you cannot monster the Fast-Track panel convenors. We call on Bishop to reign him in
#nzpol www.kasm.org.nz/post/kasm-ca...
#nzpol www.kasm.org.nz/post/kasm-ca...
So the Fast-Track panel convenor unimpressed with wannabe seabed mining company TTR’s lack of mahi on its application. Huge gaps remain
Her memo 🔥🔥
#nzpol #banseabedmining #defendthedeep
www.fasttrack.govt.nz/__data/asset...
Her memo 🔥🔥
#nzpol #banseabedmining #defendthedeep
www.fasttrack.govt.nz/__data/asset...
July 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
So the Fast-Track panel convenor unimpressed with wannabe seabed mining company TTR’s lack of mahi on its application. Huge gaps remain
Her memo 🔥🔥
#nzpol #banseabedmining #defendthedeep
www.fasttrack.govt.nz/__data/asset...
Her memo 🔥🔥
#nzpol #banseabedmining #defendthedeep
www.fasttrack.govt.nz/__data/asset...
The New Plymouth District Council just voted overwhelmingly to oppose #seabedmining! Absolutely awesome mahi by Councillor Amanda Clinton-Gohdes for her incredibly detailed proposal. Absolute legend. But totally the right decision!
#defendthedeep
#defendthedeep
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The New Plymouth District Council just voted overwhelmingly to oppose #seabedmining! Absolutely awesome mahi by Councillor Amanda Clinton-Gohdes for her incredibly detailed proposal. Absolute legend. But totally the right decision!
#defendthedeep
#defendthedeep
Reposted by Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
Hear the wannabe seabed miners on the radio this morning? Wonder if he's telling the truth? He's not. Here's just one clear example of the exaggeration and lies #nzpol #banseabedmining #defendthedeep
www.kasm.org.nz/post/lies-da...
www.kasm.org.nz/post/lies-da...
Lies, damned lies and Trans Tasman Resources
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair By Cindy BaxterI had to steel myself as I tuned in to watch Trans Tas...
www.kasm.org.nz
June 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hear the wannabe seabed miners on the radio this morning? Wonder if he's telling the truth? He's not. Here's just one clear example of the exaggeration and lies #nzpol #banseabedmining #defendthedeep
www.kasm.org.nz/post/lies-da...
www.kasm.org.nz/post/lies-da...
if you didn't have enough reasons to make a submission against the Regulatory Standards Bill, Anne Salmond gives you ten more. Submissions close 23 June.
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/a...
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/a...
Anne Salmond: What’s wrong with the Regulatory Standards Bill
Opinion: Nine reasons why Act's legislation on regulation is flawed and should not pass
newsroom.co.nz
June 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
if you didn't have enough reasons to make a submission against the Regulatory Standards Bill, Anne Salmond gives you ten more. Submissions close 23 June.
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/a...
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/14/a...
It’s hard to sum up the joy and strength of opposition to #seabedmining across the motu today. Here’s some of the images
#defendthedeep
#defendthedeep
June 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It’s hard to sum up the joy and strength of opposition to #seabedmining across the motu today. Here’s some of the images
#defendthedeep
#defendthedeep
Huge day today with 7 paddle outs from Pōneke to Maukatia Bay, Muriwai to voice our collective opposition to #seabedmining. Join us! Bring a sign, a board, or just yourself and whanau
#defendthedeep #banseabedmining
Full details here
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#defendthedeep #banseabedmining
Full details here
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June 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Huge day today with 7 paddle outs from Pōneke to Maukatia Bay, Muriwai to voice our collective opposition to #seabedmining. Join us! Bring a sign, a board, or just yourself and whanau
#defendthedeep #banseabedmining
Full details here
www.facebook.com/share/18weWr...
#defendthedeep #banseabedmining
Full details here
www.facebook.com/share/18weWr...
Are you a surfer? Do you love & want to protect our Moana? This Sunday: World Oceans Day - there will be paddle-outs across the North Island's west coast in opposition to #seabed mining, from Pōneke all the way up to Maukatia (Māori) Bay near Muriwai. Can't fit them all in one post! #kikorangi 🧵
June 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Are you a surfer? Do you love & want to protect our Moana? This Sunday: World Oceans Day - there will be paddle-outs across the North Island's west coast in opposition to #seabed mining, from Pōneke all the way up to Maukatia (Māori) Bay near Muriwai. Can't fit them all in one post! #kikorangi 🧵
EDS wins procedural point against the EPA on the Fast-track process - the EPA must publish the first application on its website, whether it has accepted it as complete - or not.
#nzpol
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#nzpol
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Environmental Defence Society strikes procedural fast-track win | EDS
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), the administrating agency of the Fast-Track Approvals Act, has accepted the Environmental Defence Society’s (EDS) contention that it has not been lawfully...
eds.org.nz
May 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
EDS wins procedural point against the EPA on the Fast-track process - the EPA must publish the first application on its website, whether it has accepted it as complete - or not.
#nzpol
eds.org.nz/resources/do...
#nzpol
eds.org.nz/resources/do...
“When we first started opposing this in 2012 there were companies all waiting in the wings for this first application to get across the line and, if it does, it'll be open slather on our coastlines” - @cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
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Trans-Tasman Resources' Taranaki seabed mining project clears first phase of Fast-track process
Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed every year for three decades.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“When we first started opposing this in 2012 there were companies all waiting in the wings for this first application to get across the line and, if it does, it'll be open slather on our coastlines” - @cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
"This dangerous industry has zero public support. TTR has tried & failed multiple times – including losing in the Supreme Court, and yet this Government has handed them another chance through an undemocratic process that disrespects our people and our ocean."
@cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol #kikorangi
@cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol #kikorangi
KASM "livid" at government as EPA accepts seabed mining into fast-track process
PRESS RELEASE Community organisation Kiwis Against Seabed Mining today slammed the Luxon Government for swinging open the back door to let the seabed miners have another go, at a time when opposition ...
www.kasm.org.nz
May 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"This dangerous industry has zero public support. TTR has tried & failed multiple times – including losing in the Supreme Court, and yet this Government has handed them another chance through an undemocratic process that disrespects our people and our ocean."
@cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol #kikorangi
@cindybax.bsky.social
#nzpol #kikorangi
A 50-year ban on seabed mining? Now we’re talking.
#banseabedmining #defendthedeep #nzpol
islandsbusiness.com/news-break/n...
#banseabedmining #defendthedeep #nzpol
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New Caledonia bans 'dangerous' seabed mining for half a century
New Caledonia last week imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone – a rare and sweeping move that places.
islandsbusiness.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A 50-year ban on seabed mining? Now we’re talking.
#banseabedmining #defendthedeep #nzpol
islandsbusiness.com/news-break/n...
#banseabedmining #defendthedeep #nzpol
islandsbusiness.com/news-break/n...
Seabed miners thought they cld pay their $250k fast track fee later. EPA told them they wouldn’t look at their application until they paid.
Finally coughed up over a week later.
This company is struggling with cash - huge financial problems. This is a big 🚩🚩for the govt.
#nzpol
Finally coughed up over a week later.
This company is struggling with cash - huge financial problems. This is a big 🚩🚩for the govt.
#nzpol
May 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Seabed miners thought they cld pay their $250k fast track fee later. EPA told them they wouldn’t look at their application until they paid.
Finally coughed up over a week later.
This company is struggling with cash - huge financial problems. This is a big 🚩🚩for the govt.
#nzpol
Finally coughed up over a week later.
This company is struggling with cash - huge financial problems. This is a big 🚩🚩for the govt.
#nzpol
Reposted by Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
It's little over a week since we launched our petition asking Labour leader Chris Hipkins to take a stand against seabed mining. More than 5,200 people have already signed the petition! Chris Hipkins has responded already, saying Labour opposes seabed mining.
May 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It's little over a week since we launched our petition asking Labour leader Chris Hipkins to take a stand against seabed mining. More than 5,200 people have already signed the petition! Chris Hipkins has responded already, saying Labour opposes seabed mining.
Reposted by Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
From critical minerals to the fast-track, coin-operated Shane Jones is raking in the cash from miners: gold, sand, coal, metals.
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/06/f...
#nzpol
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From Hotchin to Atlas: a cautionary tale for corporates mulling a political donation
Comment: This week the Electoral Commission published political parties' donations reports. They bear close scrutiny, writes Jonathan Milne.
newsroom.co.nz
May 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
From critical minerals to the fast-track, coin-operated Shane Jones is raking in the cash from miners: gold, sand, coal, metals.
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/06/f...
#nzpol
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/06/f...
Labour's policy on seabed mining is still very unclear.
We need Labour to take a strong stand against Trans-Tasman Resources' application under the Fast-Track act.
It's time to get off the fence, Labour
Looking at you
@rachelbrooking.bsky.social
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/tak...
We need Labour to take a strong stand against Trans-Tasman Resources' application under the Fast-Track act.
It's time to get off the fence, Labour
Looking at you
@rachelbrooking.bsky.social
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/tak...
PETITION: Take a stand against seabed mining
Call on Hipkins to take a stand against seabed mining
action.greenpeace.org.nz
May 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Labour's policy on seabed mining is still very unclear.
We need Labour to take a strong stand against Trans-Tasman Resources' application under the Fast-Track act.
It's time to get off the fence, Labour
Looking at you
@rachelbrooking.bsky.social
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/tak...
We need Labour to take a strong stand against Trans-Tasman Resources' application under the Fast-Track act.
It's time to get off the fence, Labour
Looking at you
@rachelbrooking.bsky.social
action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/tak...
Hey #StopDeepSeaMining we’re fighting the world’s first seabed mining project in Aotearoa New Zealand
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May 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Hey #StopDeepSeaMining we’re fighting the world’s first seabed mining project in Aotearoa New Zealand
follow us for updates
follow us for updates
Statement from the International Seabed Authority Sec Gen on Trumps’s exec order purportedly giving seabed miners access to international waters.
To sum it up:
“Nope, donald, you can’t do that”
#stopdeepseamining
#defendthedeep
www.isa.org.jm/news/stateme...
To sum it up:
“Nope, donald, you can’t do that”
#stopdeepseamining
#defendthedeep
www.isa.org.jm/news/stateme...
Statement on the US Executive Order: ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’ - International Seabed Authority
Statement by Ms. Leticia Reis de Carvalho Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority As Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), I take note of the Executive Order “...
www.isa.org.jm
May 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Statement from the International Seabed Authority Sec Gen on Trumps’s exec order purportedly giving seabed miners access to international waters.
To sum it up:
“Nope, donald, you can’t do that”
#stopdeepseamining
#defendthedeep
www.isa.org.jm/news/stateme...
To sum it up:
“Nope, donald, you can’t do that”
#stopdeepseamining
#defendthedeep
www.isa.org.jm/news/stateme...
Wannabe (Australian) seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources have applied for fast-track consent to dig up 50m tonnes of the seabed a year and dump 45m tonnes back down.
By our reckoning, 9 May is when the EPA must mark the application as “complete”.
Here, we set out the fast-track process
#nzpol
By our reckoning, 9 May is when the EPA must mark the application as “complete”.
Here, we set out the fast-track process
#nzpol
April 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Wannabe (Australian) seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources have applied for fast-track consent to dig up 50m tonnes of the seabed a year and dump 45m tonnes back down.
By our reckoning, 9 May is when the EPA must mark the application as “complete”.
Here, we set out the fast-track process
#nzpol
By our reckoning, 9 May is when the EPA must mark the application as “complete”.
Here, we set out the fast-track process
#nzpol
Reposted by Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
The possibility that Seabed Mining could now go ahead under the Fast Track shows how dangerous the Act is. 🧵
April 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The possibility that Seabed Mining could now go ahead under the Fast Track shows how dangerous the Act is. 🧵