Sams Creek Collective (‘SCC’) representatives have had an introductory meeting with Siren Gold’s new CEO Zane Padman in Takaka on 9 September. The meeting was facilitated by Community Board member Grant Knowles at the Council Service Centre, after he had…
Golden Bay’s Te Waikoropupū Springs is a major regional tourism attraction – the largest cold water springs in the Southern hemisphere and home to some of the clearest water ever measured. Tasman District Council is trying to implement a Water…
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…
After a tailings dam burst back in February resulting in an environmental disaster, a Zambian community’s court action received media coverage around the world just two weeks ago. Could a mining accident like this happen here? Yes, it could. We…
Cyanide contaminating an iconic river, or rivers of gold for Central Otago? Arsenic poisoning famous pinot noir vines, or growth, jobs and prosperity? A controversial gold mine in Central Otago is dividing a community and country, and highlighting fears about…
We sincerely thank mining geologist Chris Stone for his time and expertise in reviewing Siren Gold’s Mining Permit Application to New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (‘NZPAM’). Information from this review was presented for the first time at our 31 August…
Excellent article on the Fast-track bill’s implications from an economical viewpoint in The Conversation, and re-run in RNZ, by Professor Glenn Banks of Geography, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University – Professor Banks…
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…