As an ex Kiwi living in Australia I cannot agree with you on...

As an ex Kiwi living in Australia I cannot agree with you on this one.I did visit Westport last year and spoke to a number of locals who were all keen to see it go ahead.The conservation movement is strong in NZ and the Green party holds quite a few seats in the parliament.They are also grizzling about lignite production in Southland and the oil production off Taranaki and possible oil production around East Cape.Thankfully we have a business minded PM running the joint.