Straterra's submissions

Straterra participates actively in public consultation process on policy, legislation and strategy, on behalf of, and in consultation with the NZ minerals sector. Click on the hypertext links to access Straterra's submissions. If you have any difficulties, please contact Straterra.

 

Rights to minerals     

The Crown has the right and the responsiblity to regulate the transfer of rights to Crown-owned minerals to prospectors, explorers, and miners. The purpose of so doing is to maximise the benefit for NZ from the minerals industry. Forthcoming changes in tax legislation must take this into account.

Additional info: Facts and views on NZ mining     

Resource management       

We uphold the purpose of the RMA - economic, environmental, social and cultural sustainability. We support the RMA reforms to simplify and streamline the regime with industry continuing to face high standards of environmental responsibility. We seek engagement on the developmernt of economic instruments for allocation of freshwater. We are proud to be a member of the Land And Water Forum, and of a government-appointed refernce group on freshwater.

Additional info: Green mining case studies

Responsible development       

Businesses must be responsible in relation to health and safety, managing risks, environment and heritage, and in how we engage with others. NZ's developing legislative regime will help ensure this occurs. The minerals industry is engaging with government across a broad front.

Additional info: Exposing the myths     

Conservation             

One-third of NZ's land area is public conservation land, where natural and historic resources are protected, and recreational opportunities encouraged. We accept that any development proposal on this land will face stricter criteria than on other land, noting that mining with surface expression is prohibited on 50% of this land. We are seeking rationalisation of three pieces of legislation covering environment and heritage approvals.

Additional info: More case studies 

Climate Change         

Businesses should be reponsible for GHG emissions arising as a result of their direct activities - within the context of the Emissions Trading Scheme. The ETS protects emissions-intensive, trade-exposed businesses who would otherwise face unfair competition from countries with little or no price on carbon. In the context of weak international action on climate change, NZ should not take a leading role on the global climate change response, although we should certainly be advocating in the UN for a stronger response.

Additional info: The case for fossil fuels 

Oceans                 

NZ has one of the largest marine jurisdictions of any country. NZ has potential for the environmentally-responsible development of rock phosphate, ironsands, and precious and base metals from the seafloor. New legislation and regulations due to enter into force in June 2013 will need to enable science, prospecting and exploration as permitted activities, subject to standard conditions; with mining proposals subject to public processes for approval, and if necessary, with adaptive management.

Additional info: More on oceans 

Science

Over the last two years the Government has carried out aeromagnetic surveys of minerals prospectivity in Northland and Westland. By knowing more about minerals distribution, NZ's prospectivity can be said to increase. We encourage these surveys to be extended to the remainder of NZ, including in areas where mining is currently prohibited. Armed with more knowledge, NZ's attractiveness for investment will increase.    

Rights to minerals

Commerce Select Committee on "Supplementary Order Paper 152 to the Crown minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill" (December 2012)

 

Land Information New Zealand on "A 10-20 Year Strategy for Developing The Cadastre: Knowing The Extent of Land-related Rights" (November 2012) 

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on "Review of the Royalty Regime for Minerals - discussion paper"(October 2012)

 

Inland Revenue Department and the Treasury on "Taxation of Specified Mineral Mining - an officials' issues paper"(October 2012)

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on "Draft Minerals Programme for Minerals (Minerals Excluding Petroleum)" (October 2012)

 

Commerce Select Committee on "Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill" (October 2012)

 

Ministry of Economic Development on "Review of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 Regime: Transitional arrangements for existing permit holders: discussion paper (May 2012)"

 

Ministry of Economic Development on “Review of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 Regime Discussion Paper (March 2012)”

 

Crown Minerals Act Review (Oct 2010)

 

Ministry of Economic Development on the discussion document entitled Maximising our mineral potential: Stocktake of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act and beyond (May 2010)

 

Resource management

Ministry for the Environment on "Freshwater reform 2013 and beyond"(April 2013)

 

Ministry for the Environment on "Improving the resource management system"(April 2013) 

 

Local Government and Environmnt Select Committee on the "Resource Management Reform Bill"(Feb 2013)

 

Local Government and Environment Select Committee on "Resource Management (Discharges Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill" (Nov 2012)

 

Ministry for the Environment on the RMA Principles Report (August 2012)

 

Local Government and Environment Select Committee on "Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill" (July 2012)

 

Measuring Up - Environmental Reporting (Oct 2011)

 

Proposed NPS on indigenous biodiversity (May 2011)

 

AQA submission on the proposed Waikato Regional Policy Statement (Feb 2011)

 

Responsible development

Far North District Council on "A fairer rating system" (April 2013)

 

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on "Official Investigation into Hydraulic Fracturing"(October 2012)

 

Government Administration Select Committee on "Lobbying Disclosure Bill" (October 2012)

 

Green Growth (Sept 2011)

 

Straterra's submission to the draft New Zealand Energy Strategy (Sept 2010)

 

Conservation

Department of Conservation on the draft Waikato Conservation Management Strategy (March 2013) 

 

Department of Conservation on the draft Northland Conservation Management Strategy (March 2013)

 

Department of Conservation on the draft Auckland Conservation Management Strategy (March 2013)

 

Department of Conservation on "Maui's Dolphin Threat Management Plan - consultation paper"(Nov 2012)

 

Code of Conduct for minimising disturbance to marine mammals from seismic surveys (Sept 2011) 

 

Kauri National Park Proposal (July 2011)

 

RMA Interface with the Conservation Act 1987 (Feb 2011)

 

Development and Review of Conservation Management Strategies (Feb 2011)

 

Climate change

Ministry for the Environment on "Proposed regulations restricting the use of certain international units in the NZ ETS" (November 2012)

 

Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on "Climate Change Response (Emissions trading Scheme And Other Matters) Bill"(September 2012)

 

Ministry for the Environment on “Updating The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme 1991 Regime Discussion Paper (March 2012)”

 

Consultation on Proposed Regulations Restricting the Use of HFC-23 and N2O CERs in the NZ ETS (Oct 2011)

 

ETS Review Panel (April 2011)

 

Gazetting NZ's 2050 emissions target (Feb 2011)

 

Oceans

Ministry for the Environment on "Managing our Oceans: discussion document on the regulations proposed under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill" (June 2012)

 

 

Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental effects) Bill - Straterra's submission to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee (Jan 2012)

 

Comparative Review of Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation for Offshore Petroleum Operations (Feb 2011)

 

Marine and Coastal Area Submission - Straterra's submission to Maori Affairs Select Committee on the Coastal and Marine Area Bill (Nov 2010)

 

Ministry of Justice on its consultation document entitled Reviewing the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 (April 2010)

 

Science

Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment on "National Science Challenges" (October 2012)