maori are upset because they havnt been paid out over it yet. Take a look at what the local iwi did to the mokhianui river in giving consent to dam it after being paid out. If you are going to flood it you might as well mine the s**t out of it first.
you must think long term what if we do this and then we run out of gold we will have no source of income. so we need to think about this carefully and map it out whichever choice we make
Some how I think JK did not get this message: the majority of New Zealand does NOT want mining on conservation land. He does not have any mandate at all. Most people want a sound economic sustainable strategy which lays the foundations for New Zealand in 21st century. We need to use our pristine areas not destroy them. We kick up one hell of a fight ot proteect it that is for sure!!!!!!!