A Cook Islands environmental advocate has criticised the seabed mining consultation process being undertaken by the Cook Islands Government in Australia, describing it as one-sided and lacking meaningful engagement with local NGOs.
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Opposition leader Tina Browne has claimed that the meaning of the word “consultation” is lost on the Government, following a government-led seabed minerals meeting that was held in New Zealand last week.
Read MoreDear Editor, In response to the anonymous letter from “Get Real” (Cook Islands News, October 10), and the suggestion that the NGOs are the Goliath in this seabed mining scenario, this is frankly ridiculous.
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