"Our iwi stand alongside our southern iwi to support them and amplify their concerns about seabed mining in their takiwā," said Ngā Iwi o Taranaki pouwhakahaere Wharehoka Wano.

The Waitangi Tribunal has granted iwi a hearing into the way the Fast-track Approvals Act has been used to seek approval to mine the seabed off Pātea.

The company has previously been thwarted through legal challenges right up to the Supreme Court and is currently going through the fast-track consenting process.

Photo / Te Korimako o Taranaki South Taranaki hapū want the Waitangi Tribunal to halt a fast-track bid to mine the seabed off Pātea.

Probes into the environmental and economic impacts of a proposed seabed mine off the South Taranaki coast have been ordered by authorities assessing the miner’s fast-track bid.

South Taranaki hapū want the Waitangi Tribunal to halt a fast-track bid to mine the seabed off Pātea. Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has applied under the new Fast-track Approvals Act to mine in ...

CEO of Tui Ora Hayden Wano speaks at the Launch of Tui Ora Ltd's Whanau Ora project at Owae Marae in Waitara in 2010. Service providers say the project is getting results.ROBERT CHARLES / FAIRFAX ...