Environment

Celebrations as seabed mining bid dismissed by Supreme Court

17:42 pm on 30 September 2021

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Those who fought tirelessly against the mining of tonnes of iron sands off the coast of South Taranaki believe the end of seabed mining is here.

The Supreme Court decision has dismissed an appeal by Trans-Tasman Resources to overturn a decision preventing it from mining iron sand off the coast.

Māni Dunlop reports.