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The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for certain mining projects granted under the fast-track regime if it forms part of a government at the next election.
"Today, we are putting the seabed mining, hardrock gold mining and coal mining industries - and their investors - on notice. Your fast-track consents are not safe, and they are not secure," Green Party-co-leader Marama Davidson said.
The Greens have been warning they would revoke consents as far back as December 2024, when the initial fast-track bill passed its third reading.
Then, it was a pledge to revoke consents that "short-cut our democracy, side-step environmental protections and degrade te taiao."
Now, it has named seven specific projects it would revoke consents or permits, even though they are yet to be issued.
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