Environmental campaigners disrupting oil exploration off the East Cape are standing in the way of "better jobs and better incomes" for New Zealanders, says Prime Minister John Key.
Greenpeace protestors with flags saying "Stop Deep Sea Oil" swam in front of the Petrobras survey ship Orient Explorer near the Raukumara Basin on Sunday.
It was forced to change course and halt seismic testing, Greenpeace climate campaigner Steve Abel said.
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The seismic survey vessel Orient Explorer bears down on Greenpeace inflatibles attempting to force the ship off course during protest action against deep sea oil drilling off East Cape. Photo: Greenpeace/Malcolm Pullman
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