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You may have already seen the first video we produced giving initial details of the fast-track gold mine being planned near Bendigo. In this second video, we explore some of the likely downstream impacts of the mine, including significant and real risks. Watch the video below. https://youtu.be/d3HsFFSWqsc

Ever since we first got wind of a new Gold Mine planned in the hills above Bendigo (near Tarras, at the head of Lake Dunstan), we’ve been seeking further information about the project. It is on the confirmed list of upcoming Fast Track projects, to side-step the RMA process, and what we have found outContinueContinue reading “Video: Central Otago gold mine to be fast tracked”

A proposed international airport at Tarras would have serious impacts. But does Christchurch Airport have the social licence they need to build it here? Watch the video to find out more. For further information, including detailed references and footnotes, follow the link to the script here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cAteQcHCxv8OqGbn1j76o-wbRnLpJyUlgB3PVEDT9sY/edit?usp=sharing. All claims, facts and stats in this videoContinueContinue reading “Episode 3 – Social licence – the airport’s Achilles heel?”

The second instalment of our video series about the proposed Central Otago Airport is out now. You can watch it here. Right now, Christchurch Airport is proposing to build a significant jet airport in Central Otago. Industry experts estimate project costs being more than one billion dollars. Christchurch Airport has already spent 45 million dollarsContinueContinue reading “Airport video – episode 2, out now”