It's a free-for-oil!

Petrobras of Brazil was awarded an exploration permit two months ago off the East Coast without any environmental scrutiny, says Labour's Environment Spokesperson Charles Chauvel.
Charles has been reading through the reports obtained by Radio New Zealand under the Official Information Act that show that our government is playing roulette with our environment.
Any Southlander who cares for the coastline, the waters of Foveaux Strait and beyond, the fish and mammals that swim there and the muttonbirds that visit every year, should be deeply concerned at this political lack of care.
Charles Chauvel, despite the record of his own party when they were governing us, is saying,

"The Government must change the law in this area to put safety and environmental considerations to the fore."
and that " "National has no plan to protect the environment."

Time to call them to account.