We are holding the Government to account - want to help?!

Our Government recently made a decision to allow Oceana Gold to buy 170+ha of farmland - with significant natural areas on it - to build another toxic tailings dump.

This application was initially declined by Minister from Lands, but the company reapplied and have now been granted it.

We believe that this action is in bad faith.

The Minister had solid and reasonable grounds for declining such an application - the loss of arable land to New Zealand indefinitely, the legacy of toxic material that we would be left with for future generations, and she also questioned how such a proposal would impact our climate, and how such a proposal should be considered under the new Carbon Zero Act.

If a tailings dump is built here, the land will be contaminated forever. Not only that, but it would enable Oceana to expand their mine, not only in Waihi but also into conservation and coastal areas on southern Hauraki, and even north of the Kopu HIkuai Coromandel Peninsula protection line!

The decision to approve the land purchase must be reviewed by the Courts - it is certainly not a good decision for a sustainable future.

This will be expensive, and we need you to get on board with us! We have a great lawyer, who is already being very generous with his time, and we are applying for funding; however, we will need you too!

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