Oral Representation of Phil McCabe and KASM

TTR Application to Mine 65sqkm Are off the Coast of Patea. South Taranaki

20 March 2017

Phil McCabe........

Father

Surfer

Coastal Resident & Avid Ocean Lover

Business Owner

Chairperson of KASM

Raglan

KASM

- Est 2005

- Volunteer Run

- Funded by Donations

- 300+ Membership

- 11000 + Followers

Seabed Mining International Context International Seabed Authority

Technology in Infancy

South Pacific Nations

No comparable operations internationally

Namibia, Boskalis Diamond Mine – Not Comparable

Moratoria – Namibia & Northern Territory of Australia

Solwara 1 PNG – Nautilus On Hold

Solwara 1 mining machine

New Zealand Context

Government Agenda - Successive

Foreshore & Seabed Act 2004

First Prospecting Permit Issued 2005 off of Raglan

First Two Marine Consent Applications 2014/15 – Declined

Applications “premature”

Many Exploration Permits Abandoned

Applications cost Companies and Submitters considerable sums

Significant Interest from significant international mining companies in 2012

Permits and Licences 17 February 2011

TTR Drill Site Maps – Kawhia

Presumably what Mr Eggers referred to as South Waikato resource that TTR wish to develop.

Line close to shore is 2 nautical mile Maui Dolphin protection area

TTR drill sites map along Kawhia coast – 2012

Government Led - Public Engagement / National Discussion on Seabed Mining

Nil

Public Awareness is Low

13733 Submissions for this application

Many more standing behind Submitters

99% Opposing Submissions

Broad cross section of opposing submitters

Great depth of feeling displayed

Concerns varied and well articulated

Youth has poor representation in this process

Those who are aware have serious reservations as shown in all three applications within NZ to date.

Piha Beach

Raglan silent protest

Kaumata Patea Art Auction Opunake High School Students

Waitakere Ranges Protection Society

Moratorium In NZ Waters

Given the Global and New Zealand context we believe a moratorium should be put in place

A 6000 strong petition was handed to parliament in September by KASM and two busloads of Ngati Ruanuipeople.

KASM is scheduled to appear before Select Committee

The Current Application

Flawed Business Case

• Bulk Commodity Export Model Requires Very Large Volumes

• Larger the Volumes = Larger the Environmental Impacts

• Direct Export = No Added Value = Minimum Number of Jobs

• Lowest possible economic benefits to region and nation

• Ultimately Foreign Ownership / Control / Economic Benefits

• Paltry Crown Royalties

• Business Case = Outright Offensive

Insufficient and Inadequate Information

KASM communicated with the EPA pre-application regarding completeness

Low priority on environmental considerations

Insufficient baseline scientific information

Ample time to do work and get it right

Unreasonable request to gather information after consent is granted.

Previous DMC clearly outlined areas where more field work was needed

Insufficient detail of economic and plume model inputs

Consultation

Minimal and selective Consultation

No Consultation with KASM

KASM directly requested a meeting with TTR in Dec 2015. No response to that request.

KASM requested a Stakeholder Engagement Pack. Took two months to arrive.

KASM is a stakeholder in this application.

KASM has directly affected members and supporters spanning the length of the coastline including South Taranaki and Whanganui residents and users of the marine area in and around the PPA.

KASM is the only NGO focusing solely on Seabed Mining in NZ and is widely acknowledged as such

KASM engaged meaningfully in TTR’s previous application

KASM registered its interest to the EPA prior to this application

Iwi have outlined the quality of approach from a Maori perspective

TTR failed to consult with Waiinu and other Beach-side Communities

Consultation was based on flawed information

Pre-Application Information

• Pre-application summary statements made by the Applicant were skewed by incomplete and incorrect information

• Effects played down – Benefits talked up

• Proposed plume size and density remains unverified

• Scope and scale of effects from plume remain unidentifiable

• Ignorance or omission of full diversity and abundance of Marine Species

• No ‘Habitat Map’

• Economic benefits failed to take costs into account

• ‘Seabed Mining’ masked as ‘Iron Sands Recovery Project’

NZ Rollout of Seabed Mining

• In Relation To The Attempted Rollout of Seabed Mining in NZ Waters - Two Things Have Been Grossly Underestimated

• 1. The complexities related to introducing large scale mining into the marine environment

• 2. The relationships that New Zealanders have with the marine environment and the depth of public feeling about such inherently destructive proposals

The Applicant Has Fallen Into the Same Trap

• 1. Not enough reliable information has been presented about what exists within the ocean environment likely to be effected by the proposed activity to provide an acceptable level of certainty around the effects of this proposal, neither direct nor indirect effects nor the accumulated effects over the 35 year time scale of the proposal.

• 2. Submitters in this application and hearing process have clearly articulated their deep connections and reliance on the marine environment in question. They have resoundingly communicated the inappropriateness of this proposal from cultural, spiritual, practical, commercial and scientific perspectives. With dignity, respect and Mana it has been made abundantly clear to the Decision Making Committee that not only is this proposal inappropriate, it is unacceptable and does not meet minimum legal requirements for consent.

Aotearoa New Zealand is an Island Nation Full of Coastal People Who Love the Marine Environment.

We are blessed with a vast , varied and valued Marine Estate, from which we attain benefits.

With that privilege comes responsibility of care for that Marine Estate.

Through the last five years of Community, Industry and Political engagement on the issue of seabed mining and our Marine Estate …

It is my experience that every day New Zealanders understand this and hope that high-level decisions robustly exercise our responsibility of care.