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Ngāi Tahu Attempt Shakedown Of The Santana Mining Project

Michael Laws
Talkback Host and Contributing Writer
Posted 22 April 2026

Another Ngāi Tahu grift scandal: the attempted shakedown of the Santana mining project.

Michael Laws is a former MP and Mayor and is now deputy chairman of the Otago Regional Council. He has hosted both radio and TV shows for Radio Pacific, Radio Live and SKY Television. He is an award-winning writer – and has published three bestselling books.