Minerals law changes disappoint

Minerals law changes disappoint
Miners say the government's changes to the minerals regime are short-sighted. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
The government is moving to change the minerals legislative regime, so it no longer “promotes” mining.The mining sector is disappointed by the move, which it sees as a conflation of the government’s desire to end all oil and gas extraction with the entire mining sector, when there is a need for more minerals in many areas.The oil and gas sector, in turn, says the change is short-sighted because New Zealand is facing   constrained gas supply, with no energy source to replace it.The government has included a Crown Minerals...

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