{"id":62850,"date":"2024-03-22T16:14:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T03:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=62850"},"modified":"2024-08-20T17:21:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T05:21:53","slug":"video-taranaki-seabed-mining-epa-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/video-taranaki-seabed-mining-epa-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Opposition to seabed mining in Aotearoa and the Pacific\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fight to stop seabed mining and deep sea mining is heating up here in Aotearoa and in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace joined people from the local community, Ng\u0101ti Ruanui, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining and Climate Justice Taranaki to show a united opposition to mining off the South Taranaki coast at a hearing of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in H\u0101wera from March 13 to March 15.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taranaki seabed mining protest at EPA hearing in H\u0101wera\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tS-ohABQJ-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taranaki seabed mining protest at EPA hearing in H\u0101wera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>It is the latest skirmish in a long battle to stop Australian-owned Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-seabed-mining-and-why-does-it-threaten-the-oceans\/\">mining the seabed<\/a> and threatening precious marine life, such as the pygmy blue whale and the critically endangered M\u0101ui dolphin.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"An aerial shot of a blue whale feeding on krill near the ocean&#039;s surface\" alt=\"Blue Whale South Taranaki Bight, Oregon State, KASM, Greenpeace New Zealand, Blue Whales feeding on Krill, Seabed Mining Patea, TTR, Trans Tasman Resources\" class=\"wp-image-8264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/1737015c-mouth-open.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A blue whale feeds on krill in the South Taranaki Bight, where a giant seabed mine had been planned.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 David Baker<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Trans-Tasman Resources is proposing to mine 50 million tons of the seabed each year for 35 years and then dump the majority back into the ocean in a giant sediment plume.<\/p>\n\n<p>Alongside Ng\u0101ti Ruanui, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, and local communities in Taranaki, we have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/supreme-court-slams-door-on-seabed-mining-time-for-a-ban\/\">successfully fought them off for more than a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the hearing, the TTR lawyers failed abysmally in their efforts to satisfy concerns of adverse environmental impacts. Incredibly, the mining company wants the EPA to grant them consent now on the promise that they will do proper environmental surveying in the future. They\u2019ve been at this for over ten years, and still, they haven\u2019t even conducted adequate impact assessments. And they haven\u2019t said what they would do if they did find significant marine mammal presence in the mining area after they started mining!<\/p>\n\n<p>There are two more hearings to come in Hawera but there are also now fears that TTR and other companies bent on destroying the environment will use the National-led government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-fast-track-consenting-bill-whats-the-story\/\">Fast Track Approvals Bill<\/a> to bulldoze through any opposition.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The global significance of Seabed Mining proposals in Taranaki<\/h2>\n\n<p>The result of the EPA hearing could set a globally significant precedent. It\u2019s never been done before anywhere in the world but there are mining companies looking at starting. If it begins here in Aotearoa, it makes it harder to stop elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n<p>As we speak, the International Seabed Authority is holding a meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, to discuss the deep sea mining industry\u2019s plans to mine the deep seabed in the Pacific.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s also attacking the right to protest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In November and December 2023, a team of Greenpeace International activists held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/two-week-protest-at-sea-against-deep-sea-mining-comes-to-an-end-with-activists-undeterred\/\">14-day peaceful protest at sea against deep sea mining<\/a> in the North Pacific, and the TMC sought an injunction to stop them.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/301d2830-gp0styiy3-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Greenpeace International activists from around the world have paddled and protested around MV COCO, a specialized offshore drilling vessel currently collecting data for deep sea mining frontrunner, The Metals Company, on its last expedition before it files the world\u2019s first ever application to mine the seabed in the Pacific Ocean.\" class=\"wp-image-61865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/301d2830-gp0styiy3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/301d2830-gp0styiy3-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/301d2830-gp0styiy3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/301d2830-gp0styiy3-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/301d2830-gp0styiy3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace International activists from around the world have paddled and protested around MV COCO, a specialized offshore drilling vessel currently collecting data for deep sea mining frontrunner, The Metals Company, on its last expedition before it files the world\u2019s first ever application to mine the seabed in the Pacific Ocean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/two-week-protest-at-sea-against-deep-sea-mining-comes-to-an-end-with-activists-undeterred\/\">They were undeterred<\/a>, and although a judge then upheld Greenpeace\u2019s right to protest at sea, the ISA is now discussing ways to prevent peaceful protest at sea to protect the mining industry.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/stop-deep-sea-mining-not-protests-greenpeace-demands-regulator\/\">Greenpeace International is attending the ISA meeting<\/a> to oppose mining interests, protect our oceans, and assert the right to protest on their behalf.<\/p>\n\n<p>We have yet to see the outcome of that meeting, but one way or another, we will keep up the fight in the Pacific and here in Aotearoa.<\/p>\n\n<p>On&nbsp; April 16 and 17, we will be back in H\u0101wera at the next EPA hearing into TTR\u2019s application to plunder the seas off the coast of Taranaki. Join us there if you can, because together we are strong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>We\u2019ve shown time and time again that when we stand together, we can win.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-16190 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-seabed-mining\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-1024x677.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg-510x337.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/04\/64cce2ab-whale-tail-tonga-bg.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-seabed-mining\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Ban seabed mining in Aotearoa\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Seabed mining is a new threat to the oceans. 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