新西兰人抗议南塔拉纳基岸外的海底采矿活动,并列举了对海洋生物的危险。 New Zealanders protest seabed mining off South Taranaki, citing risks to marine life.

在世界海洋日,新西兰人抗议Trans-Tasman资源公司在南塔拉纳基开采海底资源,目的是每年提取5 000万吨沙子,为期35年,以获取铁和钛等金属。 On World Ocean Day, New Zealanders protested seabed mining by Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) in South Taranaki, aiming to extract 50 million tonnes of sand annually for 35 years to obtain metals like iron and titanium. 批评者担心它将窒息珊瑚礁并破坏海洋生态系统,而TTR声称其过程是安全的。 Critics fear it will smother reefs and disrupt marine ecosystems, while TTR claims their process is safe. 尽管遭到反对,但TTR批准采矿,但将沉积物排入海洋仍需征得同意。 Despite opposition, TTR has approval for mining but still needs consent to discharge sediment into the ocean. 塔拉纳基区域理事会保持中立,以保持未来影响力选择的开放。 The Taranaki Regional Council remains neutral to keep future influence options open.