Photo: Supplied/Forest and BirdAn environmental organisation is calling for the government to end mining on conservation land. "In 2010, 40,000 people marched down Queen Street, demanding that conservation land be protected from mining," Toki said in a statement. "In 2017 Prime Minister Ardern promised ... that the government would end new mining on conservation land. It would also prohibit access arrangements over conservation land and water being sought from or granted by the ministers of energy and conservation. Since 2017, almost 80 mining access arrangements on conservation land have been granted.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 23, 2022 16:23 UTC