] Video Journal 24 - On Easter, the Foreshore, Mining and more - Rt Hon John Key
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01 April 2010
Video Journal 24 - On Easter, the Foreshore, Mining and more

John talks a bit about Easter, goes into some detail about the 2011 Rugby World Cup and mentions his new role as patron of the All Whites in their bid for the soccer World Cup. He moves on to discuss the Government's proposed changes to the Foreshore and Seabed legislation and then covers developments in the Government's new proposals to extend mining, taking note of comments made onhis various websites and social media platforms.

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#1 - Ken Keall 2010-04-05 10:31 - (Reply)

Hi John. It seems to me that when it comes to mining our resources: 'we have already spent our grandchildren s wealth, spending what we haven't worked for'; And now we are talking about destroying their natural heritage. Just how greedy can western Capitalism get. All we seem to consider in this day and age is: 'what can I get my hands on for me!'It's high time we stopped living on credit and considered future generations.

#1.1 - Des Cowie 2010-04-07 21:18 - (Reply)

In weighing up the pros and cons of mining vs the environment it seems to me that capitalism heavily plays into the mining camp. Value can be clearly determined in terms of output and jobs created. The value of the environment however is subjective and decisions made in terms of the 51% majority opinion. To make informed decisions it seems to me that there should be public debate as to how we quantify the value of our environmental heritage. Sure we have the RMA to describe certain standards of protection but we should place an acknowledged financial value in place as well. Question then becomes - do we really have the political will to do this? I suspect not.

#2 - Andy 2010-04-12 01:14 - (Reply)

Our parks will make more money as tourist attractions than mines in the long run John.


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