Forest & Bird calls on government to change bill that could open Coromandel up…

NewsPolitics18 June 2026, 6:43pmForest & Bird calls on government to change bill that could open Coromandel up to miningJessica HopkinsCaption:Forest & Bird an…

RNZ · 2026-06-18T07:11:42.000Z

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NZ Herald2026-06-18T07:22:42.000Z

ffs, not this again. Coromandel's already been dug up enough, leave the bush alone.

Jack Morrison2026-06-18T08:11:42.000Z

tourism can't survive without infrastructure, which needs resources. Just saying.

Luca Reid2026-06-18T07:29:42.000Z

Yeah nah, gotta protect the whenua for our kids. Mining can go elsewhere.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-18T08:12:42.000Z

Couldn't agree more mate.

Jamie Fox2026-06-18T07:45:42.000Z

So sick of this government selling out our backyard for a quick buck. Get stuffed Luxon.

Jack Morrison2026-06-18T07:57:42.000Z

Job creation in the regions though? We need a balanced approach, not just banning everything.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-18T08:01:42.000Z

Nah, jobs aren't worth destroying a national park. Tourism brings way more money anyway.

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Forest & Bird calls on government to change bill that could open Coromandel up to mining

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NZ Herald2026-06-18T08:39:42.000Z

stuffed. We're already drowning in tourist traffic anyway.

NZ Herald2026-06-18T08:10:42.000Z

Forest & Bird always crying wolf. Progress has to happen somewhere.

Luca Reid2026-06-18T08:51:42.000Z

nah, balance means not wrecking the place. There's heaps of other land for mining.

Luca Reid2026-06-18T08:16:42.000Z

coromandel is a special place, not a quarry. ffs

Sophie Ngata2026-06-18T08:41:42.000Z

'progress' is just another hole in the ground, cheers.

Jamie Fox2026-06-18T08:21:42.000Z

Typical NIMBYs. Let the locals decide, not some Auckland greenies.

Jamie Fox2026-06-18T08:31:42.000Z

lol cope, greenies don't live here, we do.

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