Originally Posted by
MAC
It does seem that with the consent having been granted already, that this is really just a matter of a minority group trying to making a point, whether they are directly affected by the mining or well probably not.
It will be interesting but I would agree with BFG that it is unlikely to have any impact on NTL.
As a test case and perhaps as a matter of forming precedence, I hope it gets kicked out of the court room, the country, particularly the North Island for some reason, seems to have evolved a pathetic whinging nimby culture amongst some, they more they are discouraged by precedence the better IMO.
There may be one or two farmers immediately affected, but that doesn’t seem reason to notify, imagine if every one of thousands on consents each year were notified when consultation is required only with a handful of affected folk, and NTL seem to have done that.
As for it being “our mountain”, well it’s not, so get over it or make an offer to buy the land.