Can you help speak up against the government’s Fast-track Amendment Bill? We have just six days to have our say. The shameful Bill was introduced just last week and passed its first reading in parliament on 7 November. It has…
As proposals for new gold mines explode across New Zealand, sparking criticism and controversy, a more fundamental question is being asked: Do we actually need any more gold? Mike White reports in the Sunday Star Times. “The total amount of…
The Minister for the Environment Penny Simmonds is being accused of staying silent on fast-track projects which affect the environment. The Fast-Track Approvals Act, which is intended to speed up development and infrastructure projects, requires the Environment Minister to be…
by Julie Downard, Sam’s Creek Collective Back on 6 October, the government announced the release of ‘the list’ of 149 projects found eligible for consideration by an expert panel for inclusion in Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Bill. This Newsroom article…
We’ve been in the news in the last fortnight, dropping in several articles to update you on our activity – In its 13 September issue, the GB Weekly ran an article on the three local meetings that Siren Gold executives…