Bendigo Ophir Gold Mine proposal - request 4
Suze Keith made this Official Information request to Department of Conservation
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From: Suze Keith
Dear Department of Conservation,
1. I would like all correspondence, consenting materials, reports, documents, meeting minutes, file notes, etc, you have on record regarding the proposal to develop a series of open cast goldmines in the Bendigo Ophir - Dunstan Mountains area by Matakanui Gold / Santana Minerals. Regardless of whether they are associated with fast track consenting or any other process.
2. From June 27, 2025 until present day.
Yours faithfully,
Suze Keith
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Department of Conservation
Kia ora Suze,
Thank you for your official information request to the Department of
Conservation, received on 19/07/2025.
Your reference number is OIAD-5481.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and no
later than 15/08/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
If you have any queries email us at [1][email address].
Ngā mihi
Government Services
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Te Papa Atawhai
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Kia ora Suze KEITH,
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Conservation which was
received on 19/07/2025
We are advising you that we are extending the 20 working day period to
respond to your request, as allowed under section 15A(1) of the Official
Information Act 1982. Please see attached letter for details.
If you have any queries email us at [1][email address] and
quote your reference number OIAD-5481.
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Kia ora Suze,
Please find attached the Department of Conservation’s response to your
request, which we received on 19/07/2025.
If you have any queries email us at [1][email address].
Ngā mihi
Government Services
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai
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From: Jenny McNally
Department of Conservation
Tēnā koe Suze
Please find attached a decision letter relating to your OIA request
received on 19 July 2025.
Nāku noa, nā
Jenny McNally
Statutory Support Officer, Policy and Regulatory Services
Dunedin | Ōtepoti
Phone: +64 27 4083340
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