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Act Proposes Mining Reform and Gas Exploration
Act promises to reform mining and open gas exploration if elected.
In brief
Act promises to reform mining and open gas exploration if elected. Act will reform New Zealand's mining industry and open gas exploration to boost jobs and supply chains if elected. Originally reported by RNZ.
Act's mining reform plan
Act will reform New Zealand's mining industry and open gas exploration while making environmental obligations clearer if elected.
Resource shortages in New Zealand
New Zealand has minerals needed for infrastructure, phones, batteries and medical technology but refuses to produce raw materials.
Simon Court's statement
Developing these resources responsibly creates well-paid regional jobs, supports new industries, strengthens domestic supply chains, provides strategic resources to allies, and generates royalties for the Crown.
Current challenges in exploration
It is unnecessarily difficult to explore and develop resources with overlapping approval regimes discouraging investment.
Policy measures
Establishing national policy direction for mines, quarries and mineral processing under new planning legislation and amending exploration and extraction laws on government-owned land.
What happens next
ACT's approach sets clear environmental rules and protects areas of genuinely high conservation value while making operators pay for their effects.
The big picture
Act will reform New Zealand's mining industry and open gas exploration to boost jobs and supply chains if elected.
