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Straterra membership policy
Introduction
Straterra offers a collective voice for the NZ resource sector. Members and potential members include large and small producers, exploration companies, equipment suppliers, research institutions, engineering firms, mining professionals, and firms providing legal, accounting and other ancillary services.
Our goals, as a sector, are to be recognised as a responsible and significant contributor to the NZ economy, NZ mining, the NZ Brand and to the environmental and social values of all NZers.
This is of strategic importance when New Zealand has great potential for sector growth, has a strong need for investment and economic activity, yet is exposed to an increasingly vocal minority who oppose some or all types of mining.
Broadly, public perception and a lack of understanding of mining are invariably cited as the key issues our sector faces, and our mandate is to ensure that those issues are addressed.
Straterra participates in public policy processes; engages with officials, politicians, stakeholders, industry, and the public; and advocates for the sector, at events and forums, and via the media.
Increasingly, Straterra is being recognised as the partner of choice by officials, industry and others. Recent examples of issues we work on include marine legislation, biodiversity, freshwater, health & safety in underground mining, Crown Minerals Act review, climate change, public good science funding, and the Government’s agenda for “green growth”.
As well, we have constructive dialogue with a number of environmental organisations. On occasion, we agree to disagree, but we keep the channels open.
All of this is consistent with our collaborative, reasonable, and responsible approach to engagement on resource sector issues.
The stronger our membership, the better resourced Straterra will be to meet our goals, in terms of output, and in terms of leadership at board level, and the more credible and effective we can be as an organisation.