{"id":10393,"date":"2026-02-26T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=10393"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:00:33","slug":"ngati-ruanui-hand-deliver-a-trespass-notice-to-mining-company-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=10393","title":{"rendered":"Ng\u0101ti Ruanui hand-deliver a trespass notice to mining company in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Story by Lineni Tuitupou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A delegation from Ng\u0101ti Ruanui, one of the Taranaki iwi at the centre of seabed mining protests, has hand-delivered a trespass notice to mining company Trans Tasman Resources and its parent company, Manuka Resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation, which also included Greenpeace Aotearoa, gained access to the head office in Sydney and asked to meet with company leaders. The request was declined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rukutai Watene, who led the delegation, was barred from a meeting space at the head office by Manuka Resources co-founder Haydn Lynch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to issue a trespass notice to Trans Tasman Resources, Manuka Resources. On behalf of Ng\u0101ti Ruanui…that your deep-sea mining, seabed mining is not welcome or wanted in Taranaki.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ng\u0101ti Ruanui, one of the Taranaki iwi at the centre of seabed mining protests, has hand-delivered a trespass notice to mining company Trans Tasman Resources. Photo by Greenpeace Aotearoa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The trespass notice was issued by Ng\u0101ti Ruanui and presented in person by representatives of the Ng\u0101ti Ruanui hap\u016b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juressa Lee, who was also present, criticised the mining companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a real shame that they threaten us with a trespass when Ng\u0101ti Ruanui have been trying to keep Manuka Resources and Trans Tasman Resources out of their ancestral waters in their region for more than 12 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iwi members rom Ng\u0101ti Ruanui and members from Greenpeace Aotearoa outside of Manuka Resources office. Photo by Greenpeace Aotearoa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The action taken in Sydney follows Trans-Tasman Resources\u2019 (TTR) sudden withdrawal from the fast-track application process last week. That move coincided with the Government\u2019s announcement of an $80 million in funding for critical minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TTR Executive Chairman Alan Eggers stated the company pulled the application after a \u201cdisappointing\u201d draft decision from the expert panel. He criticised the process as \u201cunfair\u201d and \u201ccostly\u201d, noting the company had been invoiced over $1.5 million by the EPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $80 million in funding is a ring-fenced portion of the Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF), part of a wider government strategy to map and extract minerals essential for the green energy transition and economic self-reliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Rachel Arnott, Kaiwhakahaere o Te R\u016bnanga o Ng\u0101ti Ruanui Trust, is questioning the timing: \u201cThere has to be a backdoor deal going on\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer backed those concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not accidental… that Trans-Tasman Resources withdrew the same day that the critical mineral list came out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 35 minerals on the government\u2019s critical list. Vanadium-rich iron sand is exactly what TTR intends to harvest from the South Taranaki Bight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Shane Jones has rejected claims of a \u201cbackdoor deal\u201d, arguing the fund makes projects more accessible to mining companies to boost the economy. He maintains that these projects will create much needed employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTokomaha noa atu ng\u0101 wh\u0101nau kei ng\u0101 rohe a r\u0101tou tamariki e horekau e mahi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rukutai Watene (middle) and Juressa Lee (Right) outside Manuka Resources office. Photo by Greenpeace Aotearoa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While politics remains a tug-of-war over the future of the industry, the iwi representatives in Sydney say they will continue to stand for a total ban on seabed mining. After being shut out of the boardroom, Rukutai Watene served the trespass notice outside the room where staff had retreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says they will continue to fight for their moana, for their whenua, and for mokopuna of tomorrow.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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