The guy in charge of the pipeline said the biggest problem with a redundant pipeline (eg. from Tauranga for true reduncancy) is our Resource Management Act (RMA) blocking it.
It's an unfortunate side effect of trying to convince the world we're clean and green (despite only recently requiring any form of emissions controls on cars!) that any infrastructure improvements are challenged.
For example hydro electric dam proposals are rejected resulting in 20% of our electricity being generated by burning gas and coal meaning every additional electric car we plug in is 100% powered by fossil fuels, and 29 losing their lives in the ridiculously dangerous uphill entry Pike River mine explosion cos we weren't allowed to open cast it no matter how perfectly we restored the environment afterwards.
Incredibly, the response from the Green party was, as best I can remember it from watching it on TV yesterday morning, that the leak indicates that the Resource Management Act needs TIGHTENING.
There has to be a teeny bit of wriggle room for the really important stuff.
Last edited by Infieldg; 19th Sep 2017 at 22:29.