West coast mining to go ahead

[Lilith7]

Idiots.

Despite appeals from Forest & Bird, the mining will go ahead. Much of the problem is that jobs aren't exactly plentiful on the Coast & mining has been the main work there since the 19th century.

And according to their own expert, there's "no need" for the mine.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5135...ouncillors


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5297...s-go-ahead



https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5247...des-locals

[C_T_Russell]

Well this should be good news for the west coast as it will bring much needed jobs to the region.

[king1]

Well this should be good news for the west coast as it will bring much needed jobs to the region.

along with the inevitable cycle of past mistakes - the cycle of profit motive, lapses in health and safety over time, mining disaster and deaths... 

Rinse and repeat
http://www.mineaccidents.com.au/mine-events/disaster/nz

[Lilith7]

Well this should be good news for the west coast as it will bring much needed jobs to the region.

It'll be good news for the vulture landlords flocking down there, buying up properties & then renting them at N.I. prices.
It'll be good news for the mine owners & to a greatly lesser extent, the poor sods with no other option than to work down the mine.

It will not be good news for our environment & it will not be good news for anyone, should there be another accident in the mine.

[C_T_Russell]

Well this should be good news for the west coast as it will bring much needed jobs to the region.

It'll be good news for the vulture landlords flocking down there, buying up properties & then renting them at N.I. prices.
It'll be good news for the mine owners & to a greatly lesser extent, the poor sods with no other option than to work down the mine.

It will not be good news for our environment & it will not be good news for anyone, should there be another accident in the mine.

Environmental regulations and health and safety has long since improved in that time.

[king1]

It'll be good news for the vulture landlords flocking down there, buying up properties & then renting them at N.I. prices.
It'll be good news for the mine owners & to a greatly lesser extent, the poor sods with no other option than to work down the mine.

It will not be good news for our environment & it will not be good news for anyone, should there be another accident in the mine.

Environmental regulations and health and safety has long since improved in that time.

that's a bit dreamy CT - profit motive will win everytime.  

Regulation and H&S will only be effective if it is monitored externally and we all know this government's attitude to regulation - slash and burn... Overtime the "regulators" visit less, budgets get cut, staff get laid off...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Better laid off than buried...