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
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
The amendments to the Wildlife Act out through under urgency this week, and Shane Jones’ comments that Oceana Gold mining issue is just about… Read More »Opposition to Gold Mining More Than At Risk Frogs
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
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki has made a substantial submission to the Proposed Thames Coromandel District Plan calling for mining to be prohibited, especially in residential… Read More »WATCHDOG PLANS FOR MINE-FREE COROMANDEL
Tangata whenua, Karangahake residents and Coromandel Watchdog today gathered in Karangahake to protest the New Talisman Gold Mine expansion. The group of over 50 met… Read More »KARANGAHAKE PROPOSED MINE CHALLENGED TODAY (Media Release)
Coromandel Watchdog is supporting residents to submit to TCDC’s Proposed District Plan against the deeply woefully inadequate restrictions on mining. “Anyone can access, via our… Read More »PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN NEEDS SERIOUS STRENGTHENING ON MINING