 The march, later contributing to a government back-down on proposed mining of high-value conservation estate, was reported as the “biggest protest in a generation”.He campaigned in 2011 with Te Whānau-a-Apanui against the Brazilian oil company Petrobras’ plans for deep sea oil drilling in the Raukumara basin which included a flotilla that spent 42 days at sea.Petrobras relinquished their drill permits in December 2012.