I have tramped all over New Zealand for the past 35 years and I...

I have tramped all over New Zealand for the past 35 years and I am as green as the next sandal wearing bearded doobie slanging hippy and I don't mind mining that's isolated and respectful to planet earth.

We with NTL are very lucky to have this new targeted green mining model that will help with long term sustainability of the permits and favourability to the mine.

I seriously think that any risk to the mine from greenies or the axis of stupidity running the country, the triple dunce hat, is about zero.