Central Otago Organics
Having 30% of Central Otago's vineyard area certified organic is "a true testament to the passion and dedication of growers", says Carolyn Murray, General Manager of the Central Otago Winegrowers Association.
ASXlisted Santana Minerals plans to use the government’s new Fast Track Approvals Act to advance its NZ$4.4 billion Bendigo- Ophir project, which would create a kilometre-wide, 200m pit with further pits and a tailings dam in a landscape designated for protection as an “outstanding natural landscape”.
Central Otago Winegrowers Association has written to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, arguing wine and tourism deliver enduring economic and environmental value, while mining threatens contamination, reputational harm and long-term damage.
Public opposition continues to mount as the company targets gold production by 2026.
