31921 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Infrastructure

31921 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for Infrastructure: Has he received any independent advice which substantiates the Managing Director of Trans-Tasman Resources claim that the mining site for the project in the South Taranaki Bight contains no reefs and that turbidity from seabed mining will be equivalent to a stormy day?

Hon Chris Bishop: No. I received no independent advice relating to those claims. Assessment and consideration of the application is the role of an independent expert panel, which is responsible for making decisions under the Fast-track Approvals Act.