"Oil companies such as Total which have explored for off and on-shore oil fields are facing growing local and international criticism, as are companies that import Western Sahara’s minerals, including its massive phosphate deposits. United States, Canadian and Australian miners have all been blacklisted by Scandinavian pension firms" Source:
Yet here in NZ we get no response at all. We invited all sorts of media to an event in Wellington last year. Not a single one turned up.
Though this did happen, after being rescheduled, but got shown the night that the Cricket World Cup final was on... no contest!
MFAT, Ballance, Ravensdown and Fertliser NZ just ignore us. We have met face to face with them all. They all claim to have a legal opinion that justifies that supports their position on NZ imports of phosphate. In MFAT's case even the OIA hasn't helped.
At the UN, where NZ has a UNSC seat, NZ would not support the inclusion of a HUMAN RIGHTS monitoring mandate in the UN's mission in Western Sahara.
As long as NZ can keep its pastures green....
