Anti-mining group tries to stop OceanaGold's access to paper roads

OceanaGold's Waihi base seen from Coromandel Forest Park. (Image: OceanaGold)

Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Campaign group Ours Not Mines is seeking a judicial review against the Hauraki District Council's September 2021 decision allowing mining company OceanaGold the right to occupy “paper roads” in Coromandel Forest Park.The group is asking the high court in Hamilton to declare the council’s (HDC) decision unlawful, quash the decision and award costs. The case was heard on Nov 13 and 14.Ours Not Mines argued that the right of the public to use the unformed legal roads unimpeded would be compromised, and that HDC erred in...

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