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the same old documents from 2016, which failed to show that its seabed mining project would cause no material harm to the South Taranaki Bight.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cExperts have shown that seabed mining would be a significant threat to marine life, including blue whales, M\u0101ui and Hector\u2019s dolphins, little blue penguins, and critical fishing grounds, but now under the fast track, it has a new lease of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Lee adds: \u201cThis government has cynically released these documents just days before the summer break and only after the Fast Track Bill\u2019s second reading.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe fact that TTR has just thrown up its old documents reaffirms that the Luxon government has set the bar so low for these fast-track projects that companies like TTR can get away with regurgitating a failed application and still be allowed on the process.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe amount of redaction in these documents shows that the government can\u2019t be trusted over any claims of supposed economic benefits that TTR\u2019s seabed mining project would bring.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt is so cynical that the government has redacted these figures, given that the whole point of the Fast-Track process is its supposed economic benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe already know that the inflated $1bn figure that TTR originally gave is spurious, as shown by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/seabed-miner-trans-tasman-resources-retracts-claim-it-will-earn-1-billion-a-year\/R5LDZYLHOBDQDA3XL3DFKZ3FRE\/\">withdrawal of that figure<\/a> by TTR\u2019s Australian owners, Manuka Resources,\u201d says Lee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Over 20,000 people have signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/fast-track-open-letter\">open letter pledging resistance<\/a> to companies opting into the fast track, and a further 45,000 have signed <a href=\"https:\/\/action.greenpeace.org.nz\/petition\/ban-seabed-mining\">a petition calling on the Government to ban seabed mining outright<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Trans-Tasman Resources plans to mine up to 50 million tonnes of iron sands and dump 45 million tonnes of waste back into the ocean every year \u2013 for 30 years.<\/p>\n\n<p>TTR\u2019s application has been rejected time and again in the open court process and is opposed by local iwi and hap\u016b, an increasing number of local councillors, the fishing industry, scientists and marine experts.<\/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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