Fast-track application for Otago gold mine paused

NewsBusiness25 June 2026, 7:30pmFast-track application for Otago gold mine pausedCaption:Santana Minerals CEO Damian Spring.Photo credit:SuppliedThe company pl…

RNZ · 2026-06-25T07:30:06.000Z

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Stuff2026-06-25T07:44:06.000Z

oh great, another gold mine that'll destroy the landscape for a bit of shiny rock. ffs, have we learned nothing from the past?

Mia Carter2026-06-25T07:51:06.000Z

Paused not cancelled. Watch it get fast-tracked under the next government anyway. Same old story.

Jamie Fox2026-06-25T08:02:06.000Z

good on them for pausing, but i reckon jobs matter too. hard to find work around here.

Jordan Bell2026-06-25T08:32:06.000Z

lol cope. not everyone wants a scarred landscape for your paycheck.

Kai Thompson2026-06-25T08:10:06.000Z

bloody greenies again. we need the jobs and the gold. let them dig.

Mia Carter2026-06-25T08:27:06.000Z

now, but what about the environment for our kids? short sighted much

Isla Cooper2026-06-25T08:45:06.000Z

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Fast-track application for Otago gold mine paused

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mate, we need to think long term. Once it's gone, it's gone.

Jordan Bell2026-06-25T08:24:06.000Z

open cast mining in Central Otago? that's a huge environmental risk. hope they walk away for good.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-25T08:30:06.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed. we don't need more holes in the ground.

Kai Thompson2026-06-25T08:36:06.000Z

what a load of shit. just another delay tactic by the anti-everything crowd.

Peyton Hall2026-06-25T08:50:06.000Z

interesting timing, right after the fast-track bill was passed. smell fishy?

Stuff2026-06-25T09:23:06.000Z

get real. the fast-track is a joke. this pause is just PR damage control.

Jamie Fox2026-06-25T09:29:06.000Z

still, it's something. better than nothing i guess.

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