| Mohua/Golden Bay’s clean water is important. Our rivers, aquifers, Te Waikōropūpū Springs, are central to our environment, our health, our food, our farms, and the heritage we pass on to future generations. |
| That’s why what is happening right now at Sams Creek matters to all of us. |
| What’s happening |
| Siren Gold has begun drilling at Sams Creek. Exploratory drilling. Reporting results to its shareholders. Yet despite this, the company has not released any clear public plan for how it intends to store and contain the thousands of tonnes of arsenic-laden toxic waste the mine would generate — waste that poses a serious, long-term risk to the very water we all depend on. |
| The gold may leave Golden Bay. The arsenic waste stays here — permanently. |
| Read more: The Arsenic Tailings risk explainedProtesters halt drilling at Sams Creek (25 March 2026) |
| Our call to Siren Gold |
| We are calling on Siren Gold to do two things — and to do them now: |
| Release your full toxic waste storage and containment plan Hold a public meeting in Golden Bay |
| To date, Siren Gold has offered no satisfactory answers and no public forum. That is not good enough. |
| NZ voters doubt communities benefit from mining royalties (18 March 2026)Australia’s Cadia mine faces Supreme Court class action over contamination (23 Feb 2026) |
| What you can do |
| Our community’s voice is our greatest strength. Here’s how you can help right now: |
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| Together we are making sure Mohua/Golden Bay’s water is protected — for us, and for the generations that follow. |
| Ngā mihi, |
| Sams Creek Collective |