Into the Dunstan Mountains – with Sam Neill –

This short documentary features Central Otago resident and actor Sam Neill as he heads into the Dunstan Mountains near Bendigo, Central Otago. Sam shares some of the details of an open pit gold mine which Australian company Santana Minerals are trying to push through fast-track. 

Mining or tourism? Is it that simple?

A proposal to open cast mine for gold in Central Otago is hoping to proceed under the current governments contentious fast track legislation. Surely it is stating the obvious that in terms of open cast mining and sustainable tourism, this is a case of one or the other, but not both

A World of Difference Under Threat: A walk through a unique New Zealand Landscape –

A walk through the unique landscape of the Bendigo Reserve and Thomsons Gorge in Central Otago, where unique and stunning flora and fauna, plus archaeological relics, are under imminent threat from a controversial gold mine proposal being fast-tracked by Australian company Santana Minerals.

The Bendigo-Ophir fast tracked gold mine – what are the risks?

In this video, we ask the question: what are the risks? If you know anything about open cast gold mining, you’ll know that there are many.

A gold mine, an Australia mining giant, and a community divided | The Detail

Central Otago is sitting on a gold mine that may be worth billions, but the decision of whether to dig has tensions simmering A proposed gold mine is on the fast-track list. Proponents says it will bring jobs and money to the region, but opponents say it will be an economic ‘short-term sugar hit … with long-term consequences’.

Visualisation: Santana Minerals’ toxic tailings dam in Central Otago

This video shows you where it will be. The view of the site was taken from high up in the Dunstan Mountains, from the Bendigo Reserve.