Energy minerals
Slane, Christopher, 1957- :[Rebranding]. 19 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly
By: Listener (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0024619
Description: Shows Minister for the Environment, Nick Smith, and Minister of Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges, admiring the view through a large picture frame. They are rebranding the environment as 'development' and see a picture of a 'beautiful' future with off-shore oil rigs. Wider context refers to an increase in activity around deep-sea oil exploration. Specific recent context may include an amendment to the Crown Minerals Bill introduced by Bridges, which will allow the Defence Force to arrest and detain anti-mining protesters outside of New Zealand's 12-mile territorial limit. Context may also include Tag Oil beginning oil and gas exploration near Dannevirke and debates around the use of fracking and drilling for oil off the Wellington coast. The picture frame may refer to similar ones used by the Auckland Regional Council to draw attention to natural masterpieces. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).