Calls for a Moratorium on New Mines on Public Conservation Land w/ Forest and Bird Chief Executive Nicola Toki: 12 June, 2023

Forest and Bird are calling for a moratorium on new mines on public conservation land after a Government did not support a Bill which would have ended new mines on conservation land.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Chief Executive Nicola Toki about why mining access arrangements are a threat to native species and the climate. 

She started off the interview discussing why the organisation is disappointed that the government is granting new protesting permits.