Fracking in New Zealand – the debate continues - Current Affairs

Fracking in New Zealand – the debate continues

An Australian activist who has helped galvanise farmer opposition to the exploitation of gas reserves is coming here to help fight the gas industry’s use of fracking.

By Rebecca Macfie In Current Affairs

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18th August, 2012

Just as the Government is trying to speed up the expansion of the oil and gas industry, Australian activist Drew Hutton is on his way here to advise groups on how to resist the sector’s advance. Across the Tasman, Hutton has been a central figure in galvanising farmer opposition to the coal-seam gas industry, and has forged an unlikely bond between rural communities and urban greens to oppose the exploitation of the huge gas reserves. Hutton, a rangy 65-year-old environmental campaigner and former Green Party candidate, helped found the Lock the Gate alliance in 2010 after spending several ...

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