Take aCTION
There are a number of easy ways you can get involved with our work:
To ZEDEX GOLD Ltd,
We, the people of Hauraki-Coromandel and others who value and love this area, wish to inform you that your plans for industrial gold mining at Puketui (Broken Hills), within the conservation estate and in the middle of our community, is unacceptable to us.
We are aware that you have an exploration permit at Puketui, and have bought into the Broken Hills Historic Mine company there also and we understand that you have begun exploration activities.
We are writing to you because we do not want mining in our area, not at Puketui, not anywhere and to ensure you are aware that we will oppose you all the way. The best option available to you is to stop all your exploration activities and surrender your permit immediately.
Our communities live in these places because we love them and we value them, as do many others with longstanding connections to this special area. Industrial gold mining would compromise the environment, our lifestyles, and many of our livelihoods. Our wider community and Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki have 45 years of experience in defending this environment. We are dedicated to keeping gold mining out of this area, and will continue using non-violent resistance to keep it gold mine-free.
We ask you to stop all your exploration activities and surrender your permit immediately. Your company, Zedex Gold, is not welcome at Puketui.
The best thing you can do is pack up and go home! We look forward to hearing that common sense has prevailed and that you are now focused on mining e-waste, not our country’s natural environment.
Sincerely, Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki and –
To Zedex Gold Ltd
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Could you spend $10 p/month to support our work?
Making a regular donation to us is one of the most helpful ways of supporting our work, as it gives us some stability of income. We are an entirely not for profit group, and we rely on the contributions of others who want to help to protect our beautiful corner from mining!
Set it up now via our online portal – or do it yourself manually: (Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki # 38-9006-0733863-00, reference: donor).
Any issues, please email us: info@watchdog.org.nz
General donations are always GREATLY appreciated too, obviously! They can be made into the same account number…
We do also have our givealittle page.
Your financial contribution really helps us in the fight to ensure that outstanding natural landscapes of Hauraki including Te Tara o te Ika a Māui, the Coromandel Peninsula, are protected from mining.
You, your friends and family can also join us to too – become a member now!
Join your local group – CWoH is an umbrella group for smaller local groups all around the Peninsula. Whenever and wherever mining activity pops up, locals unite against it, supported by us! We work hard to support our local groups and to help them support each other – our communities have really grown in the past 40+ years! People often ask ‘what can I do?’ – joining you local group is one of the most important if you are a local – or regular visitor- to an area. That way you will be ‘in the know’ about local events or actions, and be able to really get involved!
Local groups are vital for raising awareness in their communities and monitoring the activities of the companies. Where we at CWoH take the weight of making submissions and keeping across the legal stuff, it’s our local groups who are our first – and last – line of defence!
Theres a full list of local group contacts over on our Contact page – but please do email us if you have any trouble reaching them!
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki is a community based and run organisation; we are our members.
Become a member now, and find out how you can be involved. You may want to volunteer, you may just want to come along to one of our events, or you may just want to keep up to date with what is happening. We appreciate that you don’t want to see our beautiful Hauraki Coromandel destroyed! Join now so that we can keep you up to date with our campaigns, share our successes with you and invite you to our events.
Join by clicking HERE (takes you to webform)
Or via direct deposit into our Kiwibank account:
Account name: Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
Account no: 38-9006-0733863-00
If you do this, and also want to become a member, please don’t forget to email and let us know that you are joining this way!
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Get knowledgeable and talk to your friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances about these issues, and about the legacy of mining – is it one they are happy leaving?.
Come to events and protests. Organise your own events and protests!
If you have property in the area – host a sign, get creative and make sure any miners passing through knows that they are not welcome!
And never hesitate to reach out and talk to us if you want more info, if you want a speaker for an event or any other support you need to help keep this incredible place mine free!
Never underestimate the power of letter writing to our politicians who need to know what will get the votes – and what won’t. We’ve highlighted a few below, or use our full list here.
Some points you could raise include: mining leaves a toxic legacy of tailings, heavy metal leaching, unstable geography, water pollution (of aquifers, as well as above ground!); it industrializes of Aotearoa’s precious landscapes; the country’s other industries compromised, physically and also in the ‘minds eye’ – the unique, famous Hauraki Coromandel riddled with tunnels leaking heavy metals into the rivers and down to the coast, trucks coming and going – not quite the image we have now!
And write to media – Op Eds in the papers can be very helpful – and help keep the pressure on! As can letters to papers, magazines and other local media. Basically – any chance to get eyes on the issue, and raise awareness!
Email Addresses for Ministers:
Prime Minister
Christopher Luxon: Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz
Minister Regional Development and Resources
Shane Jones:Shane.Jones@parliament.govt.nz
Minister for Infrastructure
Chris Bishop: Chris.bishop@parliament.govt.nz
Minister for Conservation
Tama Potaka: Tama.Potaka@parliament.govt.nz
Full List of MP’s here