A fast-track application to mine Denniston Plateau on the West Coast has been rejected as incomplete. Bathurst Resources has been told that it can prepare and lodge a new application, but the current application does not comply with fast-track law. Forest and Bird, which had vigorously opposed the company's plans, said the decision was a win for now, but it expected Bathurst to try again. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/1557245/fast-track-application-to-mine-denniston-plateau-on-west-coast-rejected