Contradictions abound in Denniston and Milford proposals

July 2012

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July 2012

Denniston Plateau is home to numerous native flora and fauna species - now at risk to mining. Photo: Mick Abbott
New Zealand’s economy and future energy demands are inextricably linked to the Great Outdoors Travel up the South Island’s West Coast and you’ll come across plenty of stretches of rugged coastline beaten by the big waves that come in uninterrupted from the Tasman Sea. Yet there’s very few spots where you can get a bird’s […]

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