Straterra participates actively in public consultation processes on policy, legislation, regulation, and strategy, on behalf of, and in consultation with the NZ minerals sector.
Policies
Straterra has developed a position on the principal issues of interest and concern to the NZ minerals sector. This work forms the basis for improvements we are seeking in policy, which we see as necessary to improving New Zealand’s attractiveness for investment.
Rights to minerals
The Crown has the right and the responsibility to regulate the transfer of rights to Crown-owned minerals to prospectors, explorers, and miners.
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Resource management
Straterra upholds the purpose of the RMA - economic, environmental, social and cultural sustainability.
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Responsible development
Businesses must be responsible in relation to health and safety, managing risks, environment and heritage, and in how we engage with others.
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Climate Change
Straterra acknowledges the global imperative of reducing carbon emissions but believes New Zealand must act in concert with global progress so that we retain our competitiveness and avoid carbon leakage.
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Science
By knowing more about minerals distribution on land and on the seafloor, NZ's prospectivity can be said to increase. We encourage these surveys to be extended further afield.
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