{"id":75808,"date":"2026-02-24T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=75808"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:58:34","slug":"seabed-miners-trespassed-from-taranaki-waters-after-fast-track-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/seabed-miners-trespassed-from-taranaki-waters-after-fast-track-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabed miners \u2018trespassed\u2019 from Taranaki waters, after Fast Track withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Iwi representatives from Taranaki have delivered a \u2018trespass\u2019 notice to seabed miners in Sydney today, warning the company against pursuing any future plans to pillage the seabed in Aotearoa.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/2857d3d7-gp0su8cah_low-res-800px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/2857d3d7-gp0su8cah_low-res-800px.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/2857d3d7-gp0su8cah_low-res-800px-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/2857d3d7-gp0su8cah_low-res-800px-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/2857d3d7-gp0su8cah_low-res-800px-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Brett Walker \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Hand delivered by Rukutai Watene of Ng\u0101ti Ruanui, alongside Greenpeace Aotearoa, the notice was served peacefully at the headquarters of Manuka Resources &#8211; parent company of Trans Tasman Resources (TTR).<\/p>\n\n<p>Manuka Resources Co-Founder Haydn Lynch was on site but refused to engage with Watene or Greenpeace Aotearoa and shut himself in an office.<\/p>\n\n<p>For over a decade TTR has been trying &#8211; and failing &#8211;&nbsp; to start an iron sand mining operation off the coast of Taranaki.<\/p>\n\n<p>The notice \u201cexpels\u201d&nbsp; the company from Taranaki, and comes after TTR withdrew from the Fast Track process after the panel issued a draft rejection of&nbsp; their seabed mining proposal earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Rukutai Watene, who delivered the notice, says:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe are here today to send a clear message that seabed mining is not wanted or needed in Aotearoa. We\u2019ve fought Trans-Tasman Resources multiple times since 2014 and we\u2019ve won every time, even at the Supreme Court. Article two of Te Tiriti o Waitangi guarantees M\u0101ori authority over our taonga. We will protect Papat\u016b\u0101nuku, from the maunga to the moana. Seabed mining won\u2019t ever take place on our watch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>In February, the Fast Track Panel issued its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fasttrack.govt.nz\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0010\/20053\/FINAL-Draft-decision-4-February-2026.pdf\">draft decision denying TTR approval<\/a> for its project. The decision was celebrated by the iwi, communities and environmentalists who have fought this mine every step of the way. Last week TTR announced they were withdrawing from the Fast Track process before the final decision was issued.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Juressa Lee, Greenpeace Aotearoa\u2019s seabed mining campaigner says:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis activity serves as a warning to Manuka and TTR: stay away, do not try to revive your plan, or expect resistance. The message from iwi, Taranaki locals, environmental groups and the New Zealand public has been united and clear for decades: no seabed mining is welcome in Aotearoa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cTTR has a habit of ditching official processes when they don\u2019t go their way and exploring other \u201ceasier\u201d avenues to resurrect their zombie project. We\u2019re here to say any attempt to start seabed mining in Aotearoa &#8211; whatever avenues or workarounds mining companies try to use &#8211; will face strong resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2024, the company withdrew from the Environment Protection Authority consenting process right before the new Fast Track legislation was announced, providing TTR a new pathway.<\/p>\n\n<p>Later that same year, Ng\u0101ti Ruanui and Greenpeace representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/seabed-mining-agm-disrupted-by-representatives-of-ngati-ruanui-and-greenpeace\/\">interrupted Manuka\u2019s AGM<\/a>, calling for them to withdraw their seabed mining plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Lee says, \u201cEven with pro-industry ministers desperate to help get seabed mining over the line, TTR has failed yet again to prove their project won\u2019t destroy the ocean, violate indigenous rights or provide major economic benefits. They will never win against the people-powered movement who have staunchly resisted their ocean destruction.&nbsp;<br><br>\u201cThis company has been rejected numerous times, and it is time a line was drawn under this project. Political parties must commit to banning seabed mining in Aotearoa. Communities shouldn\u2019t have to fight every single deluded miner that comes knocking.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAcross the Pacific, seabed mining companies are rushing to carve up the ocean for profit, including in the High Seas, and the domestic waters of nations such as the Cook Islands, Aotearoa and American Samoa.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Lee adds that global powers including the Trump administration are also trying to make it easier for seabed mining companies to do this.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe US is attempting to fast track mining permits, and pressuring states such as New Zealand to sign Critical Minerals deals. In response, the government has just announced a new minerals slush fund. It remains to be seen if TTR will try to use this to breathe life into their besieged project.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cEnough is enough. The courts have said no, iwi have said no, the community has said no, tens of thousands of New Zealanders have called for a ban.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNow we need politicians to listen &#8211; commit to banning seabed mining and ensure that Aotearoa holds the line against this destructive industry from ever getting a foothold. The ocean is too precious to mine, and we must defend it.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-16190  sticky-bottom-mobile collapse show\"\n\t\t\tid=\"action-card\"\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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