A controversial Bill is absolutely not "a war on nature" and would streamline a complicated process, a mining executive says. But an environmental group disagrees, saying the mining company is choosing the path "of least environmental integrity". A proposed expansion of OceanaGold’s Macraes gold mine, north of Dunedin, was announced in October as one of 149 projects selected for inclusion in the Fast-track Approvals Bill.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 07, 2024 00:35 UTC