{"id":66123,"date":"2024-09-24T17:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T05:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=66123"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T02:21:26","slug":"seabed-mining-protest-extends-to-a-second-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/seabed-mining-protest-extends-to-a-second-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabed mining protest extends to a second site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After five Greenpeace activists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-occupies-straterras-wellington-hq-in-seabed-mining-protest\/\">occupied the Wellington offices of mining lobby group Straterra<\/a> to protest seabed mining by its client Trans Tasman Resources today, two more have scaled a tower near Parliament and deployed a 22-meter banner that reads No Seabed Mining.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/09\/ece03e7f-240924gpc-dl020.jpg\" title=\"A 22m vertical banner on a light tower in Wellington reads No Seabed Mining<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Dave Lintott \/ GREENPEACE<\/div>&#8221; alt=&#8221;A 22m vertical banner on a light tower in Wellington reads No Seabed Mining<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Dave Lintott \/ GREENPEACE<\/div>&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-66124&#8243;\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A 22m vertical banner on a light tower in Wellington reads No Seabed Mining<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Dave Lintott \/ GREENPEACE<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Greenpeace says today\u2019s action is \u201ca demonstration of the resistance promised\u201d in a recently published <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/fast-track-open-letter\">open letter<\/a> to all companies considering using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-fast-track-consenting-bill-whats-the-story\/\">Fast Track Approvals process<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Spokesperson Juressa Lee says that while today\u2019s focus has been on Trans Tasman Resouces and their plan to mine the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight, it should also be a warning to any company considering using the Fast Track approvals process that they will face resistance.<\/p>\n\n<p>Earlier in the day, three Greenpeace activists gained entry to the Straterra HQ and locked it from the inside to prevent entry. They then proceeded to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Niamh_OFlynn\/status\/1838353217324982604\">tweet images from a Straterra document<\/a> outlining its intention to influence Government policy and clear the way for mining on the seabed and on conservation land.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re occupying the Straterra HQ to protest fast-tracked seabed mining by their client: Trans-Tasman Resources.<br><br>Why Straterra? They are a malignant force, operating in the shadows to exert a pernicious influence over Govt policies.<br><br>Here are some excerpts of their 2023 plans\ud83d\udc47<\/p>&mdash; Niamh O&#39;Flynn (@Niamh_OFlynn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Niamh_OFlynn\/status\/1838353217324982604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, two more activists climbed onto the awning outside the Straterra offices and firefighters and erected a large banner reading No Seabed Mining.<\/p>\n\n<p>All five activists at the Straterra building were eventually arrested by police.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/09\/f9da0153-0q9a7616-preview.jpg\" title=\"Greenpeace activists are occupying the Wellington offices of mining industry lobbyist Straterra to protest plans to Fast Track its client Trans-Tasman Resources&#039; seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight. A banner on the building reads No Seabed Mining.\" alt=\"Greenpeace activists are occupying the Wellington offices of mining industry lobbyist Straterra to protest plans to Fast Track its client Trans-Tasman Resources' seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight. A banner on the building reads No Seabed Mining.\" class=\"wp-image-66113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/09\/f9da0153-0q9a7616-preview.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/09\/f9da0153-0q9a7616-preview-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/09\/f9da0153-0q9a7616-preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/09\/f9da0153-0q9a7616-preview-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace activists are occupying the Wellington offices of mining industry lobbyist Straterra to protest plans to Fast Track its client Trans-Tasman Resources&#8217; seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight. A banner on the building reads No Seabed Mining. <div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Marty Melville \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Australian mining company TTR is vying to mine 50 million tons of iron sands in the South Taranaki Bight every year for 30 years. The company has made no secret of the fact it will use the much-maligned Fast Track Bill to get a green light after years of opposition by Taranaki hap\u016b, environmentalists, the fishing industry and marine mammal experts.<\/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=\"No seabed mining!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xIqwzHGezvM?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><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juressa Lee said,<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re taking this action to highlight the danger that Trans-Tasman Resources may slip through the Fast Track process, despite years of community opposition and rejection by the courts.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re also highlighting the role played by the mining industry lobbyist Straterra, which has the ear of this government and is pushing this extractive, polluting project.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cStraterra is a malignant force in New Zealand politics, operating in the shadows and backrooms to exert a pernicious influence over Government policies. 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