Modern gold mining is nothing like the gold mining of the past. Central Otago doesn’t need mining. The beautiful environment of Central Otago deserves better than this. Ross DavidsonWakariCalling out hypocrisyAll options are on the table "to stop the slaughter'’: US and Trump threatens to deploy soldiers. Ashley BoorerAndersons BayAddress Letters to the Editor to: Otago Daily Times, PO Box 517, 52-56 Lower Stuart St, Dunedin.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 18, 2026 16:07 UTC