Summary of the Fast Track Bill, so far
This is a brief overview of the Governments announcements yesterday (7/3/24) around the new Bill that would enable consents and permits etc to be fast… Read More »Summary of the Fast Track Bill, so far
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77 Global and National Human Rights and Environmental Groups in Six Countries Expose OceanaGold as an Irresponsible Mining Company and Oppose its Expansion
77 Global and National Human Rights and Environmental Groups in Six Countries Expose OceanaGold as an Irresponsible Mining Company and Oppose its Expansion We, 77… Read More »77 Global and National Human Rights and Environmental Groups in Six Countries Expose OceanaGold as an Irresponsible Mining Company and Oppose its Expansion
Commercial Miner Buys ‘’hobby” mine in Schedule 4 No Mining Area
Media ReleaseSept 29 2021 Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki will protest any changes to the hobby mine inCoromandel Forest Park now that New Talisman mining has… Read More »Commercial Miner Buys ‘’hobby” mine in Schedule 4 No Mining Area
Spring 2021 Update
Things may seem like they have been all quiet on the mining front – but they haven’t! The Hauraki Coromandel is more at risk from… Read More »Spring 2021 Update
Immediate Moratorium Needed
We are calling on the new Government to place an immediate moratorium on accepting or granting any prospecting, exploration or mining permits on, in or under public… Read More »Immediate Moratorium Needed
Miners Announce New Waihi Pit but Downplay DOC Land Mining Plan
Yesterday’s announcement of a new open cast mine in Waihi failed to mention the fourth mine that Oceana plan, a mine in Public Conservation (DOC)… Read More »Miners Announce New Waihi Pit but Downplay DOC Land Mining Plan
Why we’re taking the government to court over mining in the Coromandel
The chair of Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki on why she’s determined to stop a new mine waste dump near Waihi on the Coromandel peninsula. Just… Read More »Why we’re taking the government to court over mining in the Coromandel
Judicial Review – the what, why and how
The Govt has let a mining company buy NZ farmland to build a toxic dump! Gold mining and its toxic ways are our history, not our future!
Consultation about mining on conservation land delayed
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
Conservationists arrested on Conservation land at Karangahake
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