Our
people
Kiws's Against Seabed Mining is for all New Zealanders who want to protect our oceans from seabed mining.
Join the stand today and become a member - together we are powerful.
KASM members
& community
KASM represents coastal communities and people from all around Aotearoa who oppose seabed mining.
Becoming a member of KASM is a great way to support our fight, join us today
Our committee
Our committee are all volunteers, passionate about protecting our ocean from the impacts of seabed mining. Meet them below
Cindy Baxter
Chair
It was when Cindy, a climate campaigner, moved to the black sand beach of Piha and discovered Rio Tinto had a seabed mining licence off her beach that she became alert to the threat. In 2012 she started a Piha branch of KASM to welcome a surfer who’d paddled up the coast from Taranaki to raise awareness around the issue. She then moved to the national committee just as TTR was applying for its first consent in 2013. “Black sand beaches right up our coastline are at risk. Seabed mining will not happen on my watch.”
Cindy took over chairing KASM after Phil McCabe stepped back in 2017.
Kate Paris
Secretary
Nenya Chapman
Treasurer
Nenya grew up swimming in the waters of Coromandel beaches and is now based in Whāingaroa. Her work in waste management has shown her the importance of preventing environmental damage rather than dealing with its aftermath - which drew her to join KASM's committee in 2024.
Her vision for our oceans is for them to be loved and nurtured, appreciated and flourishing
Angeline Greensill
Hēmi Hita
Paulina Sadowska
Phil McCabe
Stacey Hill
Though Southland-born, Stacey has developed a strong connection to the North Island's West Coast black sands through living in Whāingaroa and many years working with coastal communities in the Coastcare-Waikato programme. Stacey believes in Kiwis' natural connection to our ocean and sense of kaitiakitanga, and hopes to help others find their voice against seabed mining