Tag: Denniston Plateau

  • Why I’m in A coal bucket

    Why I’m in A coal bucket

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    People might wonder why a 53-year-old grandmother would choose to climb into a 80 metre high stinky coal bucket on the rainy West Coast and settle in for the long haul. The truth is, I had no hesitation in taking this action, because we have just so much to lose. Everything that we love and…

  • Activists Close NZ’s Biggest Coal Mine – No Coal From Stockton Mine Today

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    Monday 28th July: Climate activists have climbed and occupied a bucket on the Stockton Mine aerial ropeway, effectively preventing coal from leaving Bathurst Resource’s Stockton Mine, the biggest coal mine in New Zealand. The climbers are opposing Bathurst’s Fast-Track application to open a 20 million tonne coal mine on the Denniston Plateau that would be…

  • UPDATE: Denniston Protest Over, Climbers Down

    UPDATE: Denniston Protest Over, Climbers Down

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    23 April 2025 Stockton. The climbers who blockaded the Stockton Mine coal conveyor for over 60 hours have been arrested, ending a bold direct action that disrupted operations at Bathurst Resources’ controversial coal mine on the West Coast. All climbers, part of a 70-strong protest encampment that spanned generations, from eight months old to 74…

  • Activists Halt Coal For 30+ Hours

    Activists Halt Coal For 30+ Hours

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    22 April 2025 Four climate activists remain suspended in coal cable cars more than 30 hours after their bold action began, continuing to blockade coal from leaving Bathurst Resources’ Stockton Mine. The protest has successfully stopped all coal transport out of Stockton Mine, halting Bathurst’s ability to export coal and drawing attention to the company’s…

  • Activists Occupy Stockton Mine Cable Cars In Bold Protest Against Massive Coal Expansion

    Activists Occupy Stockton Mine Cable Cars In Bold Protest Against Massive Coal Expansion

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    21 April 2025 Activists Occupy Stockton Mine Cable Cars in Bold Protest Against Massive Coal Expansion Stockton Mine. Six climate activists have climbed onto and are now occupying cable cars used to transport coal from Bathurst Resources’ Stockton Mine, halting operations and drawing attention to the company’s plan to expand coal mining across the nearby…

  • Encampment At Denniston Plateau To Protest Bathurst Mine

    Encampment At Denniston Plateau To Protest Bathurst Mine

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    19 April 2025 More than 70 people, ranging from 8 months to 74 years old, are camping on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast right in the middle of Bathurst Resources’s proposed mine footprint. The group arrived on the plateau on Friday, set up camp and deployed banners and large signs, saying ‘Protect Denniston…