Can mining stop New Zealanders leaving? | The Pacific | ABC NEWS

More New Zealanders are heading to Australia’s mines for better pay. The government’s answer is to fast-track expansion of New Zealand’s own mining industry. But fast-track laws have critics worried about environmental safeguards. The Pacific went to Waihi to see the trade-off up close. Locals say the mine keeps the whole town bustling, while others say the process left indigenous tribes with too little time to respond.

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