Watchdog rejects Fast Track Appeal Option
We have chosen not to appeal the Waihi North mining project decision in the High Court under the Fast Track Approvals Act as the law… Read More »Watchdog rejects Fast Track Appeal Option
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Goodbye 2025 – It’s Been… a BIG Year!
Well, I cannot say it has been a fun year, but it has certainly been busy. 2025 started as it meant to go on –… Read More »Goodbye 2025 – It’s Been… a BIG Year!
Decision on Waihi North Mines Project – A Crime Against Environment and Our Communities
The decision to approve the Waihi North Mines project announced today is a crime against the environment and our communities. It’s the first private profit… Read More »Decision on Waihi North Mines Project – A Crime Against Environment and Our Communities
Draft Decision on Waihi North Mines Project – Fast Track to Disaster
The draft decision to approve the Waihi North Mines project was announced last evening and unfortunately it’s a predictably bad decision which legitimises more toxic… Read More »Draft Decision on Waihi North Mines Project – Fast Track to Disaster
Greens Fast-tracked Mining Policy is Common Sense Leadership
We are supportive of the policy to revoke consents granted under the Fast-track Approvals Act which was launched today by the Green Party of Aotearoa. … Read More »Greens Fast-tracked Mining Policy is Common Sense Leadership
Fast-track on Steroids: Proposal is an Attack on the Public & Iwi as well as the EPA
The raft of changes announced today to speed up the Fast-track law is an unethical strategy attacking the EPA for allowing affected parties to be… Read More »Fast-track on Steroids: Proposal is an Attack on the Public & Iwi as well as the EPA
Watchdog Challenges OceanaGold in First Non-Infrastructure Fast-track Application
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki has submitted a challenging submission with 16 expert witnesses to the Fast-track Panel on the Waihi North gold mining project. We… Read More »Watchdog Challenges OceanaGold in First Non-Infrastructure Fast-track Application
20 days… Update: We have Been Asked to Comment
In really surprising news, the Fast-track Panel appointed to hear OGLs application for the expansions at Waihi – and the mine in conservation land at… Read More »20 days… Update: We have Been Asked to Comment
Oceana is like a rotting corpse – attracting the flies…
The discovery of gold at Wharekirauponga in the Southern zone of Te Paē o Hauraki the Coromandel Range, between Waihī and Whangamatā, the hidden horror… Read More »Oceana is like a rotting corpse – attracting the flies…
What’s wrong with mining at Wharekirauponga – a few thoughts.
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki is a small community organisation that has been working for more than 45 years to keep gold mining out of Hauraki.… Read More »What’s wrong with mining at Wharekirauponga – a few thoughts.
