Labour supports West Coast mining; laments lost opportunities
Well. How’s that going to work out in a coalition government with the Greens?
Ruth
DYSON
Conservation Spokesperson
Damien
O’CONNOR
West Coast-Tasman MP
23 May 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT
Denniston deal a lost opportunity
The Government has missed an opportunity to allow conservation groups and the mining company Bathurst to reach a compromise over the Denniston Plateau by riding roughshod over the process, says Labour’s Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson.“There was a real possibility of a win-win for both sides that would have seen mining go ahead while other areas were protected for conservation purposes. A compromise could have been reached but the Government has stepped in at the last minute and blown that out of the water.
“It is so desperate to get runs on the board after the Solid Energy shambles and the loss of hundreds of mining jobs that it has overridden the process.








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