Taranaki/Whanganui Conservation Board media releases

1 October 2021: The Taranaki Whanganui Conservation Board has welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd appeal against an earlier judgement to deny the company’s proposal to mine iron sand from the seafloor of the Taranaki Bight.

7 April 2020: The Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board has welcomed its latest victory in a long-running court battle to prevent seabed mining off the Taranaki coast.

8 August 2019: Taranaki/Whanganui Conservation Board submission on Hector's and Maui Dolphin Threat Management Plan consultation.

The Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board was one of many cross-appellants appearing before the Court of Appeal this week.

31 May 2019: The Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board begins to prepare for the Court of Appeal Hearing, opposing seabed mining

5 October 2018: The Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board seeks to clarify additional matters in Trans-Tasman Resources Limited's bid to the Court of Appeal to allow seabed mining

3 September 2018: The Taranaki/Whanganui Conservation Board is thrilled with quashing of the seabed mining decision off the South Taranaki Bight.

17 April 2018: The Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board lodged an appeal against the Environment Protection Authority’s approval of an application by Trans-Tasman Resources Limited to undertake seabed mining off the South Taranaki Bight in April 2017.

1 September 2017: The Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board has lodged an appeal against the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) approval of an application by Trans-Tasman Resources Limited to undertake seabed mining off the South Taranaki Bight.