Why invest in NZ?

New Zealand is a democratic country, a member of the OECD, and ranks highly on world indices for low political risk. While there is always room for improvement, the regulatory environment is subject to an ongoing government reform programme. View Straterra's submissions on public policy and legislative processes.

Key mineral resources are: oil and gas, coal, lignite, and gold+silver. New Zealand also has abundant resoures of aggregate and industrial minerals. More information may be obtained from the Ministry of Economic Development's business unit New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals. View Straterra content on green mining for economic, and environmental management case studies, and for other resource information.

New Zealand offers a relaxed, Western lifestyle, with ample leisure pursuits available in the outdoors and around the country, and in our cities and other urban centres.

Partly because of the openness of New Zealand society, there has been in recent years a vigorous public debate on resources. Straterra provides information and advocacy to diverse audiences on the resource sector, to officials, politicians, industry and other stakeholders, the media. Example information includes our web pages on Exposing the Myths, and on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology.