Conservation estate mining

For all of his failings, Rodney does get it right sometimes, hitting the nail on the head with his call to increase mining in the conservation estate.

The well off middle class pinkos are to blame; they don't understand what opportunities mining would bring to those less fortunate. Interestingly the Labour party are opposed to increasing the opportunities for members of their natural constituency (EPMU anyone?).

New Plymouth is a great example of what good can come from mining (petro) dollars: above average incomes, multicultural community (due to expats and others), vibrant cafe scene amongst others. Luckily the oil has been found outside schedule 4 or it never would have been produced.

And the argument that mining would affect tourism is fatuous at best. Do we consider what mining is undertaken in countries we visit on holiday? Or for that matter, whether their energy is partially nuclear generated!