Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki - Latest News [Page 2]
Public Meeting: Whangamata District – the Next Waihi?!
Monday, 12 August 2013, 12:41 pm | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
Coromandel Watchdog is hosting a public information meeting in Whangamata with speakers from Waihi and information about the mining threats to the Whangamata area. More >>
Coromandel Communities Betrayed By Schedule 4 Broken Promise
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:56 pm | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
The permit granted for mining in Schedule 4 land in Coromandel this year is a serious betrayal of trust between the government and the communities of the Coromandel. More >>
Coromandel Watchdog Shuts Down Mining Rig for 30 Hours
Monday, 8 July 2013, 12:19 pm | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
The Coromandel Watchdog group have withdrawn from the drilling rig in the Parakiwai Valley this evening having achieved their goal of stopping the drilling activity for more than 30 hours. More >>
Watchdog Slams TCDC's Misguided Proposal
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 3:40 pm | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
Coromandel Watchdog thinks that the Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) has set a new low for environmental doublespeak in New Zealand, by describing the mining of tailings potentially contaminated with heavy metals in Coromandel Harbour as “remediation”; More >>
Coromandel Residents Oppose Mining Survey
Monday, 28 November 2011, 3:42 pm | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
Local residents and anti-mining group Coromandel Watchdog today blocked Newmont mining activities in forestry and conservation land in the Kauaeranga Valley near Thames and then escorted them from the valley. More >>
Frog Expert Opposes Mining behind Whangamata
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:32 am | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
An international expert on endangered frogs spoke recently to a community meeting in Whangamata. Dr Phil Bishop expressed strong support for protecting the region's native frog habitat from mining. More >>