Suze Keith
Whakatipu-wai-
Māori/Queenstown Office,
Cavells Building
fyi-request-31649-
1 Arthurs Point Road
[email address]
Queenstown 9371
doc.govt.nz
25 September 2025
Ref: OIAD-5481 (5485)
Tē
nā koe Suze
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation (DOC), received on 19 July
2025, in which you asked for:
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.
We have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA).
On 15 August 2025 we extended the timeframe to respond to your request to 26 September
2025 due to the large quantity of information sought and the time required to collate a response.
In the interests of time, I am providing you with a tranche 1, for material held by DOC’s Central
Otago district office. As per my previous letter of 14 August 2025, information is summarised as
allowed under section 16 of the OIA. This release consists of a summary of internal emails only,
as any external correspondence was already summarised as at the end of July 2025 and
provided to you as Item 4, on 14 August 2025.
Item
Date
Document description
Decision
1
27 June 2025 Summary of internal DOC district office emails
Summary released
– 23 July
in full
2025
I understand that Siobhan Quayle, Director Regulatory Systems Performance, will write to you
again by 26 September 2025.
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and attached document may be
published on DOC’s website.
Nāku noa, nā
Aaron Fleming MNZM
Regional Operations Director, Southern South Island
Department of Conservation
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