Last week, Oceana Gold, the multinational mining company that operates the two biggest gold mines in New Zealand, applied for a Mining Licence over more… Read More »First Mining Application on the Coromandel since… ?
Wow. What a week. From the Govt signalling that a review of the Crown Minerals Act will get underway soon, to Minister Sage declining Oceanas… Read More »It’s on!
So, we hear a lot from industry and our MP that there are SO many ‘checks and balances’ in the legislation that there is nothing… Read More »Checks and Balances?
For years and years Coromandel Watchdog (made up of Coromandel communities) fought to save the Coromandel – all of it – from industrial mining. Throughout… Read More »We won Open Cast, now they’re Trying to UnderMine Us!
Today I went into fhe forest at Waiomu (Thames Coast) with my grandson and wandered up the river. We didn’t quite get to the kauri… Read More »It’s All Worth It! – Catherine Delahunty
Last November, in her Speech from the Throne, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced there would be no new mines on conservation land. Then in May… Read More »Whats to worry about?
Coromandel Watchdog today had a call asking us for our thoughts on the delay of the consulatation on mining in the Conservation Estate. So, it… Read More »Consultation about mining on conservation land delayed
It was with great sadness that we read the announcement from New Talisman Gold that the Hauraki District Council has approved their ‘traffic management plan’,… Read More »UPDATE on KARANGAHAKE:
Coromandel Watchdog represent! Today presenting further evidence (and apparently explaining what Schedule 4 is) to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee – why Schedule… Read More »Select Committee
Local people from Karangahake and other parts of the Hauraki/Coromandel challenged miners from the 2018 AusIMM (Australia Institute of Metallurgy and Mining) NZ Branch Annual… Read More »Conservationists arrested on Conservation land at Karangahake