Originally Posted by
sideline
I always thought NZOG was in the past too generous with its (shareholder's) money. It certainly didn't earn them any cooperation or recognition for their generosity.
I also recall the appearances on tv of certain family members of the miners attempting to sabotage the salesprocess of the mine in cahoots with Don Elder of Solid Energy. Perhaps the financial situation would be quite different (and maybe they would have even recovered the bodies of the miners) if the sale hadn't been sabotaged with dirty tactics.