It has been a busy start to the year for us, between Shane Jones coming to Waihī to make a ‘big announcement’ (it wasn’t really,… Read More »Action Time! It’s back to the 80’s as the miners move in!
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki, one of the most vocal supporters of the Archey’s frog for more than 40 years, say the Threat Classification Report on… Read More »Protect Endangered Species – Not Foreign Miners
On January 31, Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki and locals from across the region protested at Waihī, where Minister Shane Jones is launched the Minerals Strategy… Read More »Watchdog Protests Govt Minerals Strategy Launch
What a big year it has been! In January we launched a letter to PM Christopher Luxon and Conservation Minister Tama Potaka calling on them… Read More »2024 A summary of our year…
The Fast Track Bill is now law, allowing companies including OceanaGold to avoid public scrutiny. We took an Open Letter with over 1000 names (gathered in… Read More »Weirdness in Waihi with Oceana Gold
The 149 Fast Track projects announced today will be rubber stamped in record time with the risks being carried by tangata whenua, communities and the… Read More »149 Projects for Fasttrack – Reckless Extremism
Minister of Resources Shane Jones Yesterday, the Governmnet announced their plans to amend the Crown Minerals Act to reflect their pro mining stance. As expected,… Read More »Shane Jones Legislating Himself to Pimp-Out Aotearoa
Here’s something a little different – a chance to hear our Chair Catherine Delahunty talking mining, Fasttrack and Te Tiriti with Bryan Bruce on his… Read More »Catherine talks to Bryan Bruce
The Ohinemuri River, which turned bright orange on Friday afternoon, is likely to be contaminated with metals from the old Comstock mine in the Karangahake… Read More »Orange River Shows Long Term Mining Effects
These last few months have been hard, and stressful! The Government has certainly encouraged mining and the results are visible. We are hearing of a… Read More »The Govt Opened the Door and the Miners are Coming!