New Zealand Government Will Fast-Track New Mines

Published on January 14, 2024

The newly elected New Zealand conservative coalition government has announced it will introduce legislation to fast-track applications for new mines, signalling a complete reversal of previous policy. In her 2017 Speech from the Throne, former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Labour’s commitment to no new mines on conservation land. One-third of New Zealand’s land is classified as being in the conservation estate. Mining industry lobby group Straterra responded that the proposal “made no sense,” claiming “not all conservation land has high conservation value.” It also pointed to the fact that it would result in the country losing jobs, overseas revenue, investment, export markets, taxes, and funding that could help manage and improve the conservation estate....

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