Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
@corowatchdog.bsky.social
We are a grass roots group in Aotearoa New Zealand dedicated to keeping further industrial mining out of the Hauraki, and supporting others with similar kaupapa (values) - some things are just #2precious2mine!
And what they are up to - all for gold, obviously
September 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
And what they are up to - all for gold, obviously
There are so many miners targeting Te Tara o te Ika a Maui in 2025! Bliimin Shane Jones been pimping it out hard! Check out who is here...
September 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
There are so many miners targeting Te Tara o te Ika a Maui in 2025! Bliimin Shane Jones been pimping it out hard! Check out who is here...
May 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This is a dark time for Aotearoa, and for our environment; we have a Government that has happily put money before anything - before the environment, before community.
May 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is a dark time for Aotearoa, and for our environment; we have a Government that has happily put money before anything - before the environment, before community.
So, everyone has been super happy to use the Archey's frog to highlight the horrible rhetoric of this Government. Now y'all need to help us stand up for it - Oceans application is live in the Fasttrack - and us and the frog need all the help we can get!!! #2precious2mine #FriendsofFreddy
May 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So, everyone has been super happy to use the Archey's frog to highlight the horrible rhetoric of this Government. Now y'all need to help us stand up for it - Oceans application is live in the Fasttrack - and us and the frog need all the help we can get!!! #2precious2mine #FriendsofFreddy
We are at Stage 3.... should be seeing the application - all 11,000 odd pages of it, uploaded tomorrow or Thurs!
May 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We are at Stage 3.... should be seeing the application - all 11,000 odd pages of it, uploaded tomorrow or Thurs!
Stink NEWS: Oceana Golds application to mine in DOC land, to build new toxic waste dumps, to dig another pit etc has now been accepted into the Fast-track process...
May 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Stink NEWS: Oceana Golds application to mine in DOC land, to build new toxic waste dumps, to dig another pit etc has now been accepted into the Fast-track process...
Oceana Gold submitted their substantive application last month - it was returned as 'incomplete' and as yet they have not reapplied. When they do, it could all move very fast - and all without any public input at all. Here is a brief overview of the process it will follow:
May 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Oceana Gold submitted their substantive application last month - it was returned as 'incomplete' and as yet they have not reapplied. When they do, it could all move very fast - and all without any public input at all. Here is a brief overview of the process it will follow:
Today we celebrate the beautiful corner of the earth that we are lucky enough to live in, and we acknowledge our responsibility to do all we can to ensure it doesn't get destroyed by gold mining! Happy Earth Day Te Tara o te Ika a Māui!
April 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Today we celebrate the beautiful corner of the earth that we are lucky enough to live in, and we acknowledge our responsibility to do all we can to ensure it doesn't get destroyed by gold mining! Happy Earth Day Te Tara o te Ika a Māui!
So, this is the mining permit situation here on Te Tara o te Ika a Māui the Coromandel and Hauraki right now...
9 Active Exploration permits, 3 exploration applications, 1NAA (contestable area), 3 Mining Permits (including Martha at Waihi)... nearly 60,000hectares under active Exploration!
9 Active Exploration permits, 3 exploration applications, 1NAA (contestable area), 3 Mining Permits (including Martha at Waihi)... nearly 60,000hectares under active Exploration!
March 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
So, this is the mining permit situation here on Te Tara o te Ika a Māui the Coromandel and Hauraki right now...
9 Active Exploration permits, 3 exploration applications, 1NAA (contestable area), 3 Mining Permits (including Martha at Waihi)... nearly 60,000hectares under active Exploration!
9 Active Exploration permits, 3 exploration applications, 1NAA (contestable area), 3 Mining Permits (including Martha at Waihi)... nearly 60,000hectares under active Exploration!
Eww... these mining companies are crawling all over Aotearoa - We have a lot here, all hunting gold, but looking at the maps of the Country at the New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals site they really are coming in thick and fast - particularly those Canadian ones!
March 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Eww... these mining companies are crawling all over Aotearoa - We have a lot here, all hunting gold, but looking at the maps of the Country at the New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals site they really are coming in thick and fast - particularly those Canadian ones!
As are so many people, we are branching out our socials... so... Kia ora, hello, greetings BlueSky community. Join us as we continue to fight against industrial mining in Te Tara o te Ika a Māui (the Coromandel Peninsula) and wider Hauraki!
March 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As are so many people, we are branching out our socials... so... Kia ora, hello, greetings BlueSky community. Join us as we continue to fight against industrial mining in Te Tara o te Ika a Māui (the Coromandel Peninsula) and wider Hauraki!