Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects

Greens vow to scrap mining consents as fast-track changes rushed through

The public was given just 11 days to make submissions on dozens of controversial changes to the fast-track law.

Green Party Anti-Region, Anti-Jobs, Anti-Economy, Anti-Mining Plan ‘Laughable’

New Zealand First Deputy Leader Shane Jones said the Greens’ plan would undermine the rule of law. “Retrospectively removing people’s property rights is a sovereign risk and a constitutional outrage.”

Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects

"We will revoke them, even if consents are issued," said the Greens' resources spokesperson Steve Abel.