Raukumara

It's beginning to look very untidy, the Government's plan to deep-sea drill the Raukumara basin.
They'll be cursing the timing of the BP Gulf of Mexico spill, coming as it did right on top of their Petrobras deal to exploratory-drill off the East Coast. In fact, the timing couldn't have been worse. Not only that, both Key and Brownlee have insulted Ngati Porou in response to them expressing their deep concern at the plans, through their bonfires on the beach, making the issue 'personal' and escalating what seemed to be a straightfoward process. It will be very interesting to watch how far this spillage from the oil deal spreads.
I've always understood that a rau kumara was a whare especially constructed to store kumara. If this is the case, the combined images of food and oil don't mix well, in my mind.
I see problems.

If you've a techno/scientific mind, this link describes the Raukumara basin and its geological qualities.