Protest to stop seismic surveying takes the streets
A large group gathered at Puke Ariki to protest the seismic surveying happening off the coast of New Zealand.
Every eight seconds whistles were blown and voices raised, turning heads on New Plymouth’s main street.
The human-made noises were said to illustrate the disturbance that is currently happening underwater off the Taranaki coast – it was a “walking seismic survey on the street”.
At midday on Saturday a group of passionate locals and campaigners joined the Stop the Seismic Survey protest that started at Puke Ariki and moved onto Devon Street.
The Climate Justice Taranaki protest was an attempt to raise awareness and stop the surveying that is being done off the coast of Taranaki by the oilfield services company Schlumberger New Zealand.
Climate Justice Taranaki said it was taking action against both the process of the survey – sending sound waves out underwater every 10 seconds – and its purpose – to explore for oil and gas.