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9 likes, 0 comments - kasm_nz on August 19, 2026: "Oosh it's been a long road! For more than two decades, KASM has been powered by countless hours from passionate volunteers and thousands of donations...

We talk to Cindy Baxter from Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) about the history of of seabed mining applications over the last decade, the lobbying by the extractive industry and the ways that activ...

A blue whale research project in the South Taranaki Bight has highlighted the area’s importance to them, and helped with developing an app that tracks their movements.

Trans Tasman Resources won’t confirm its Taranaki ironsands project is over, leaving offshore wind developers and environmental groups seeking clarity after the company withdrew from Fast‑track.

Iwi representatives from Taranaki have delivered a ‘trespass’ notice to wannabe seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources in Sydney.

What does this draft fast track decision mean? What's next?

A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final.

In a draft decision the panel found that there would be a credible risk of harm to marine life.

PRESS RELEASE Kiwis Against Seabed Mining are celebrating the Fast Track Panel's draft decision to decline Trans Tasman Resources' bid to mine the SouthTaranaki seabed. The draft decision was publis...

How our Government is Fast-Tracking a Canadian Mining Company's plans to dig a motorway sized tunnel under a native forest. (Duration 6 mins) 10/6/2025

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PRESS RELEASE Kiwis Against Seabed Mining has requested the Minister in charge of the Fast-Track, Chris Bishop, to refuse Minister Shane Jones’ request to meet with the Fast-Track Panel Convenors, arg...

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair By Cindy BaxterI had to steel myself as I tuned in to watch Trans Tas...

Opinion: Nine reasons why Act's legislation on regulation is flawed and should not pass

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), the administrating agency of the Fast-Track Approvals Act, has accepted the Environmental Defence Society’s (EDS) contention that it has not been lawfully...

Trans-Tasman Resources wants to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed every year for three decades.

PRESS RELEASE Community organisation Kiwis Against Seabed Mining today slammed the Luxon Government for swinging open the back door to let the seabed miners have another go, at a time when opposition ...

New Caledonia last week imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone – a rare and sweeping move that places.

Comment: This week the Electoral Commission published political parties' donations reports. They bear close scrutiny, writes Jonathan Milne.

Call on Hipkins to take a stand against seabed mining

Statement by Ms. Leticia Reis de Carvalho Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority As Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), I take note of the Executive Order “...

OPINION: Aotearoa stands at the precipice of a decision that will have irreversible consequences for one of our least understood ecosystems.

PRESS RELEASE Wannabe seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) have now applied for fast-track approval to dig up the South Taranaki Bight seabed, but community organisation Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) questioned whether the company had done the work required to give the EPA a full picture of the consequences, and whether it has consulted as it should have. The company’s 100% Australian owner Manuka Resources posted a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange today saying yesterday it h

Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent in Taranaki and these could have devastating consequences for the whale’s food source and reproduction cycles.

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...

By Dr. Dawn Barlow & Dr. Leigh Torres, OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab As the sun set on February 16th, the R/V Star…

New Zealand needs to stop tarnishing our global reputation to pander to a handful of renegade bottom trawling companies.