Coromandel Watchdog

The Coromandel Peninsula is an area of high scenic values due to the presence of the original forest cover and a coastline that is popular for recreation.

It was instrumental in having conservation land on the Coromandel Peninsula protected under Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act.

The National-led Government was proposing the removal of up to 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of Coromandel land from Schedule 4.

[2] In 2020 the group opposed an underground gold mine proposed by OceanaGold in the Wharekirauponga bush.

[3] Also in 2020 the group brought a judicial review of a decision to grant permission for OceanaGold to expand mining operations near Waihi, however they lost and were ordered to pay costs.