Tell Greenpeace to take a hike: Secure the minerals deal and get NZ growing

The Taxpayers’ Union has today launched a petition calling on the Government to ignore Greenpeace theatrics and urgently lock in a critical minerals deal with the United States, as new GDP figures show mining output fell 7.7 percent in 2025.

“While Greenpeace are busy cosplaying outside electorate offices, New Zealand’s economy is stalling,” said Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf.

“Mining is down 7.7 percent in the latest GDP numbers – that’s jobs, exports, and growth going down the drain.”

“Greenpeace want us to stay poor, dependent, and vulnerable. We say: get real. As a small trading nation at the bottom of the world, New Zealand is uniquely exposed to global shocks and blockades. If supply chains seize up, we won’t just suffer – we will sink.”

“This isn’t about the United States, it’s about Kiwi jobs and incomes. The US wants secure supply lines because China dominates critical minerals, and New Zealand should join it in diversifying.”

“Developing our own critical minerals isn’t just good economics, it’s basic resilience. It means stronger export earnings, a bigger economy, and less reliance on unstable or hostile suppliers.”

“Refusing to mine here doesn’t even stop mining, it just exports the jobs, the wealth, and often the environmental standards to countries that do it worse.”

“The Government should ignore the protest placards and get this deal done. More mining means more growth, higher wages, and a stronger, more secure New Zealand.”

“Time to dig in – literally.”

The petition calling on the Government to secure a critical minerals deal and grow New Zealand’s economy can be found here,