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Whakapara gears up for direct action against minining co
Friday, 22 April 2016, 1:00 pm | MineWatch Northland
Last night more than thirty people from the Whakapara district gathered together for a community action training workshop to stop Evolution Mining Ltd extracting gold at Puhipuhi. More >>
Evolution Mining are in action at Puhipuhi
Friday, 2 October 2015, 2:25 pm | MineWatch Northland
MineWatch Northland are encouraging all parties to exercise caution in relation to Evolution Mining Ltd at Puhipuhi. The new sign on SH 1 at Whakapara conveys MineWatch and other groups’ message – ‘Evolution Mining Go Away!’ More >>
Canadian Mining Company Withdraws From Kauri Mountain
Friday, 22 November 2013, 11:53 am | MineWatch Northland
Government intentions to mine Northland were given pause yesterday with the sudden and unexpected withdrawal of Hauraki Gold Ltd from exploration at Kauri Mountain. More >>
New tenders hardly a success for Government
Friday, 14 June 2013, 4:02 pm | MineWatch Northland
“The new exploratory mining permits in Northland are not what the Government had hoped for, in their plan to use mining as their economic ‘silver bullet’ for the country,” said MineWatch Northland spokesperson Tim Howard. “But even this ... More >>
NRC Acts to Undermine Public Concerns Over Toxic Mining
Friday, 10 May 2013, 2:07 pm | MineWatch Northland
Groups opposing the most dangerous form of mining proposed for Northland, toxic hard rock mining, say the Northland Regional Council is deliberately undermining legitimate, well-founded and wide-ranging concerns raised by farmers, members of public, advocacy ... More >>