Watchdog is a grassroots organisation that has been protecting the beautiful Coromandel from mining since the 1980s.
Thames-Coromandel, New Zealand
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Jones invited them, and now they are coming. The gold miners targets are moving ever further North! #2precious2mine
We have put in a strong submission against OGLs Waihi North Fast-track application - the first of the private profit, non-infrastructures applications to go through the process...
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Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki retweeted
Watchdog just finished our 20 day marathon to submit under Fast Track against the Waihi North Project including the proposed mine under Wharekirauponga - learned so much more about how bad the risks to environment and economically shaky this project is !
Nice one @lorde
Some thoughts on todays RMA announcements:
watchdog.org.nz/government-b…
Now taxpayers of Aotearoa will pay for the privilege of multinational miners destroying our environment!!
Whete are your voices on this shocker! Make them sure youll cancel this or you’ll be locked in!
@nzlabour @NZGreens @themaoriparty
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/23/mi…
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki retweeted
Not one of the 33 budget media releases mentions climate. & climate policies cut yet again.
This is a backwards, scorched earth budget setting NZ on track for social economic and climate hell.
Doesn't have to be this way. Climate spending cleans air, saves lives & creates jobs.
Talk about anti-environment. DOC funding is pitiful in this Budget - a sad indictment of how this Govt views our precious environment... doc.govt.nz/news/issues/budg…
Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki retweeted
The rubbish Nicola Willis and the Nact Government expect us to believe: letting the wealthy get wealthier - just for owning property, or industries that harm health & the planet - is necessary & good for us all.
Do they think we’re stupid?
Well, how convenient for the mining industry, eh. why not get the taxpayer subsidising them a bit more. ".. create a new rule allowing businesses to write off 20 percent of the value of new assets - like machinery, tools and equipment in addition to regular depreciation".
neat.
This really speaks to how vital it is to have independent scrutiny of these applications - and how dangerous the Fast-track is! #FasttrackWrongtrack
So OcaenaGold are STILL claiming that there are millions of Archey's frogs! From their FAst-track application:
"the Coromandel population of Archey’s frog is estimated to be between 8 – 25 million adults."
We call bullsh!t
Whomp there it is.
OGLs monster Fasttrack application now live.
Take a look, and if you see something interesting, let us know!
fasttrack.govt.nz/projects/w…