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  1. Sam Neill honoured as New Zealand wine Fellow shortly before death

    Sam Neill was named a Fellow of New Zealand Winegrowers shortly before his death aged 78, recognising more than three decades of advocacy for the country’s wi…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #CentralOtago #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #NewZealandWinegrowers #SamNeill #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2735202/s

  2. Sam Neill honoured as New Zealand wine Fellow shortly before death

    Sam Neill was named a Fellow of New Zealand Winegrowers shortly before his death aged 78, recognising more than three decades of advocacy for the country’s wi…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #CentralOtago #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #NewZealandWinegrowers #SamNeill #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2735202/s

  3. Sam Neill honoured as New Zealand wine Fellow shortly before death

    Sam Neill was named a Fellow of New Zealand Winegrowers shortly before his death aged 78, recognising more than three decades of advocacy for the country’s wi…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #CentralOtago #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #NewZealandWinegrowers #SamNeill #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2735202/s

  4. New Zealand winery Nevis Bluff enters Asia

    Central Otago Pinot specialist Nevis Bluff will work with brand strategist Nimbility to drive sustainable brand expansion in the Asia region. Rebecca Lo reports. Nevis Bluff will join forces with …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #Asia #CentralOtago #NevisBluff #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #Nimbility #SouthAmerica #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2638207/n

  5. New Zealand winery Nevis Bluff enters Asia

    Central Otago Pinot specialist Nevis Bluff will work with brand strategist Nimbility to drive sustainable brand expansion in the Asia region. Rebecca Lo reports. Nevis Bluff will join forces with …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #Asia #CentralOtago #NevisBluff #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #Nimbility #SouthAmerica #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2638207/n

  6. New Zealand winery Nevis Bluff enters Asia

    Central Otago Pinot specialist Nevis Bluff will work with brand strategist Nimbility to drive sustainable brand expansion in the Asia region. Rebecca Lo reports. Nevis Bluff will join forces with …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #Asia #CentralOtago #NevisBluff #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #Nimbility #SouthAmerica #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2638207/n

  7. New Zealand winery Nevis Bluff enters Asia

    Central Otago Pinot specialist Nevis Bluff will work with brand strategist Nimbility to drive sustainable brand expansion in the Asia region. Rebecca Lo reports. Nevis Bluff will join forces with …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #Asia #CentralOtago #NevisBluff #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #Nimbility #SouthAmerica #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
    diningandcooking.com/2638207/n

  8. #ZeroWasteAotearoa - Mine #EWaste for #gold, not beautiful landscapes

    February 16, 2026

    ​"As a fast-track consent is sought for a major gold mine in #CentralOtago and another has already been granted in #Coromandel, #ZeroWaste #Aotearoa is calling upon the government to mine #ElectronicWaste, not beautiful landscapes, for gold and other precious metals.

    "E-waste contains a significant concentration of gold, with one metric tonne of electronic waste containing up to 800 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore. While precious metals (including gold, silver, copper) make up approximately 60% of the composition of some e-waste, gold specifically is highly concentrated, with a single tonne of circuit boards containing roughly 39 grams of gold.

    "#NewZealand currently generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste every single year. Approximately 98 percent ends up in landfill or is disposed of illegally, according to the Ministry for the Environment.

    " 'At present the voluntary product stewardship scheme means that we have one of the lowest rates of e-waste recovery in the world. We are literally throwing gold away into landfills while proposing to dig it up elsewhere in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. It is the height of madness,' says Sue Coutts of Zero Waste Aotearoa.

    " 'Like many people across the country, we are gravely concerned about the environmental impact of gold mining. We think that there are much better ways to get these valuable resources – and ensure that they stay in circulation forever, not dumped in landfills.'

    " 'The World Gold Council says that only 7% of gold is used in tech but 27% of worldwide gold production is already from recycling. This is more than 4 times what we need for tech – there is no valid reason to dig up any more of our precious #ecosystems.'

    " '#ProductStewardship would create a pathway for a new industry: one built on resource recovery of valuable materials and a #CircularEconomy.

    "NZ company #MINTInnovation relocated to #Sydney because they could tap into flows of e-waste from extended producer responsibility schemes that collect electronic waste in #Australia .

    "They chose not to invest in NZ because there is no regulated e-waste scheme here. That’s $60m in turnover that will be dropping into the Australian economy every year instead of ours.

    "E-waste was declared a priority product in June 2020 requiring the establishment of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the #WasteMinimisationAct. Yet six years on, a mandatory scheme is not in place and no further work is being done.

    "Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions. E-waste is a rich source of precious metals and #RareEarth elements, including gold, #silver, #platinum, and #palladium, used in #CircuitBoards and components."

    Source:
    zerowaste.co.nz/media-statemen

    #SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics

  9. #ZeroWasteAotearoa - Mine #EWaste for #gold, not beautiful landscapes

    February 16, 2026

    ​"As a fast-track consent is sought for a major gold mine in #CentralOtago and another has already been granted in #Coromandel, #ZeroWaste #Aotearoa is calling upon the government to mine #ElectronicWaste, not beautiful landscapes, for gold and other precious metals.

    "E-waste contains a significant concentration of gold, with one metric tonne of electronic waste containing up to 800 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore. While precious metals (including gold, silver, copper) make up approximately 60% of the composition of some e-waste, gold specifically is highly concentrated, with a single tonne of circuit boards containing roughly 39 grams of gold.

    "#NewZealand currently generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste every single year. Approximately 98 percent ends up in landfill or is disposed of illegally, according to the Ministry for the Environment.

    " 'At present the voluntary product stewardship scheme means that we have one of the lowest rates of e-waste recovery in the world. We are literally throwing gold away into landfills while proposing to dig it up elsewhere in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. It is the height of madness,' says Sue Coutts of Zero Waste Aotearoa.

    " 'Like many people across the country, we are gravely concerned about the environmental impact of gold mining. We think that there are much better ways to get these valuable resources – and ensure that they stay in circulation forever, not dumped in landfills.'

    " 'The World Gold Council says that only 7% of gold is used in tech but 27% of worldwide gold production is already from recycling. This is more than 4 times what we need for tech – there is no valid reason to dig up any more of our precious #ecosystems.'

    " '#ProductStewardship would create a pathway for a new industry: one built on resource recovery of valuable materials and a #CircularEconomy.

    "NZ company #MINTInnovation relocated to #Sydney because they could tap into flows of e-waste from extended producer responsibility schemes that collect electronic waste in #Australia .

    "They chose not to invest in NZ because there is no regulated e-waste scheme here. That’s $60m in turnover that will be dropping into the Australian economy every year instead of ours.

    "E-waste was declared a priority product in June 2020 requiring the establishment of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the #WasteMinimisationAct. Yet six years on, a mandatory scheme is not in place and no further work is being done.

    "Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions. E-waste is a rich source of precious metals and #RareEarth elements, including gold, #silver, #platinum, and #palladium, used in #CircuitBoards and components."

    Source:
    zerowaste.co.nz/media-statemen

    #SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics

  10. #ZeroWasteAotearoa - Mine #EWaste for #gold, not beautiful landscapes

    February 16, 2026

    ​"As a fast-track consent is sought for a major gold mine in #CentralOtago and another has already been granted in #Coromandel, #ZeroWaste #Aotearoa is calling upon the government to mine #ElectronicWaste, not beautiful landscapes, for gold and other precious metals.

    "E-waste contains a significant concentration of gold, with one metric tonne of electronic waste containing up to 800 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore. While precious metals (including gold, silver, copper) make up approximately 60% of the composition of some e-waste, gold specifically is highly concentrated, with a single tonne of circuit boards containing roughly 39 grams of gold.

    "#NewZealand currently generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste every single year. Approximately 98 percent ends up in landfill or is disposed of illegally, according to the Ministry for the Environment.

    " 'At present the voluntary product stewardship scheme means that we have one of the lowest rates of e-waste recovery in the world. We are literally throwing gold away into landfills while proposing to dig it up elsewhere in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. It is the height of madness,' says Sue Coutts of Zero Waste Aotearoa.

    " 'Like many people across the country, we are gravely concerned about the environmental impact of gold mining. We think that there are much better ways to get these valuable resources – and ensure that they stay in circulation forever, not dumped in landfills.'

    " 'The World Gold Council says that only 7% of gold is used in tech but 27% of worldwide gold production is already from recycling. This is more than 4 times what we need for tech – there is no valid reason to dig up any more of our precious #ecosystems.'

    " '#ProductStewardship would create a pathway for a new industry: one built on resource recovery of valuable materials and a #CircularEconomy.

    "NZ company #MINTInnovation relocated to #Sydney because they could tap into flows of e-waste from extended producer responsibility schemes that collect electronic waste in #Australia .

    "They chose not to invest in NZ because there is no regulated e-waste scheme here. That’s $60m in turnover that will be dropping into the Australian economy every year instead of ours.

    "E-waste was declared a priority product in June 2020 requiring the establishment of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the #WasteMinimisationAct. Yet six years on, a mandatory scheme is not in place and no further work is being done.

    "Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions. E-waste is a rich source of precious metals and #RareEarth elements, including gold, #silver, #platinum, and #palladium, used in #CircuitBoards and components."

    Source:
    zerowaste.co.nz/media-statemen

    #SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics

  11. #ZeroWasteAotearoa - Mine #EWaste for #gold, not beautiful landscapes

    February 16, 2026

    ​"As a fast-track consent is sought for a major gold mine in #CentralOtago and another has already been granted in #Coromandel, #ZeroWaste #Aotearoa is calling upon the government to mine #ElectronicWaste, not beautiful landscapes, for gold and other precious metals.

    "E-waste contains a significant concentration of gold, with one metric tonne of electronic waste containing up to 800 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore. While precious metals (including gold, silver, copper) make up approximately 60% of the composition of some e-waste, gold specifically is highly concentrated, with a single tonne of circuit boards containing roughly 39 grams of gold.

    "#NewZealand currently generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste every single year. Approximately 98 percent ends up in landfill or is disposed of illegally, according to the Ministry for the Environment.

    " 'At present the voluntary product stewardship scheme means that we have one of the lowest rates of e-waste recovery in the world. We are literally throwing gold away into landfills while proposing to dig it up elsewhere in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. It is the height of madness,' says Sue Coutts of Zero Waste Aotearoa.

    " 'Like many people across the country, we are gravely concerned about the environmental impact of gold mining. We think that there are much better ways to get these valuable resources – and ensure that they stay in circulation forever, not dumped in landfills.'

    " 'The World Gold Council says that only 7% of gold is used in tech but 27% of worldwide gold production is already from recycling. This is more than 4 times what we need for tech – there is no valid reason to dig up any more of our precious #ecosystems.'

    " '#ProductStewardship would create a pathway for a new industry: one built on resource recovery of valuable materials and a #CircularEconomy.

    "NZ company #MINTInnovation relocated to #Sydney because they could tap into flows of e-waste from extended producer responsibility schemes that collect electronic waste in #Australia .

    "They chose not to invest in NZ because there is no regulated e-waste scheme here. That’s $60m in turnover that will be dropping into the Australian economy every year instead of ours.

    "E-waste was declared a priority product in June 2020 requiring the establishment of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the #WasteMinimisationAct. Yet six years on, a mandatory scheme is not in place and no further work is being done.

    "Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions. E-waste is a rich source of precious metals and #RareEarth elements, including gold, #silver, #platinum, and #palladium, used in #CircuitBoards and components."

    Source:
    zerowaste.co.nz/media-statemen

    #SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics

  12. #ZeroWasteAotearoa - Mine #EWaste for #gold, not beautiful landscapes

    February 16, 2026

    ​"As a fast-track consent is sought for a major gold mine in #CentralOtago and another has already been granted in #Coromandel, #ZeroWaste #Aotearoa is calling upon the government to mine #ElectronicWaste, not beautiful landscapes, for gold and other precious metals.

    "E-waste contains a significant concentration of gold, with one metric tonne of electronic waste containing up to 800 times more gold than a tonne of mined ore. While precious metals (including gold, silver, copper) make up approximately 60% of the composition of some e-waste, gold specifically is highly concentrated, with a single tonne of circuit boards containing roughly 39 grams of gold.

    "#NewZealand currently generates 99,000 tonnes of e-waste every single year. Approximately 98 percent ends up in landfill or is disposed of illegally, according to the Ministry for the Environment.

    " 'At present the voluntary product stewardship scheme means that we have one of the lowest rates of e-waste recovery in the world. We are literally throwing gold away into landfills while proposing to dig it up elsewhere in some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. It is the height of madness,' says Sue Coutts of Zero Waste Aotearoa.

    " 'Like many people across the country, we are gravely concerned about the environmental impact of gold mining. We think that there are much better ways to get these valuable resources – and ensure that they stay in circulation forever, not dumped in landfills.'

    " 'The World Gold Council says that only 7% of gold is used in tech but 27% of worldwide gold production is already from recycling. This is more than 4 times what we need for tech – there is no valid reason to dig up any more of our precious #ecosystems.'

    " '#ProductStewardship would create a pathway for a new industry: one built on resource recovery of valuable materials and a #CircularEconomy.

    "NZ company #MINTInnovation relocated to #Sydney because they could tap into flows of e-waste from extended producer responsibility schemes that collect electronic waste in #Australia .

    "They chose not to invest in NZ because there is no regulated e-waste scheme here. That’s $60m in turnover that will be dropping into the Australian economy every year instead of ours.

    "E-waste was declared a priority product in June 2020 requiring the establishment of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the #WasteMinimisationAct. Yet six years on, a mandatory scheme is not in place and no further work is being done.

    "Electronic waste, or e-waste, includes discarded electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and televisions. E-waste is a rich source of precious metals and #RareEarth elements, including gold, #silver, #platinum, and #palladium, used in #CircuitBoards and components."

    Source:
    zerowaste.co.nz/media-statemen

    #SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics

  13. Here's #Steve, early in a winter's evening, in the eastern sky over the St Bathans range

    #centralOtago #aurora #auroraAustralis

    12.8.2024, 19.11 nzst
    S23 ultra, astrophotography mode

  14. Here's #Steve, early in a winter's evening, in the eastern sky over the St Bathans range

    #centralOtago #aurora #auroraAustralis

    12.8.2024, 19.11 nzst
    S23 ultra, astrophotography mode

  15. Here's #Steve, early in a winter's evening, in the eastern sky over the St Bathans range

    #centralOtago #aurora #auroraAustralis

    12.8.2024, 19.11 nzst
    S23 ultra, astrophotography mode

  16. Here's #Steve, early in a winter's evening, in the eastern sky over the St Bathans range

    #centralOtago #aurora #auroraAustralis

    12.8.2024, 19.11 nzst
    S23 ultra, astrophotography mode

  17. Here's #Steve, early in a winter's evening, in the eastern sky over the St Bathans range

    #centralOtago #aurora #auroraAustralis

    12.8.2024, 19.11 nzst
    S23 ultra, astrophotography mode

  18. Lovely #lichen and cheery yellow #Verbascum flowers, from rocky roadside banks above Ettrick en route to Moa Flat. Central Otago, New Zealand. 26 December. Both pics by @unearth

    Online NZ-photo page for the Verbascum: citscihub.nz/Phil_Bendle_Colle

    #mullein #weed #flower #summer #yellow #orange #rocky #nature #CentralOtago #NewZealand

  19. Lovely #lichen and cheery yellow #Verbascum flowers, from rocky roadside banks above Ettrick en route to Moa Flat. Central Otago, New Zealand. 26 December. Both pics by @unearth

    Online NZ-photo page for the Verbascum: citscihub.nz/Phil_Bendle_Colle

    #mullein #weed #flower #summer #yellow #orange #rocky #nature #CentralOtago #NewZealand

  20. Lovely #lichen and cheery yellow #Verbascum flowers, from rocky roadside banks above Ettrick en route to Moa Flat. Central Otago, New Zealand. 26 December. Both pics by @unearth

    Online NZ-photo page for the Verbascum: citscihub.nz/Phil_Bendle_Colle

    #mullein #weed #flower #summer #yellow #orange #rocky #nature #CentralOtago #NewZealand

  21. Lovely #lichen and cheery yellow #Verbascum flowers, from rocky roadside banks above Ettrick en route to Moa Flat. Central Otago, New Zealand. 26 December. Both pics by @unearth

    Online NZ-photo page for the Verbascum: citscihub.nz/Phil_Bendle_Colle

    #mullein #weed #flower #summer #yellow #orange #rocky #nature #CentralOtago #NewZealand

  22. Driving from #Ettrick we stopped on the hill to Moa Flat to inspect an unfamiliar #plant I'd seen on some roadside banks, 26 December 2023. Photos by @unearth It's exotic, from #Australia Vittadinia gracilis.

    #OzPlants #CentralOtago #NewZealand #VittadiniaGracilis #Vittadinia #MoaFlat

  23. Driving from #Ettrick we stopped on the hill to Moa Flat to inspect an unfamiliar #plant I'd seen on some roadside banks, 26 December 2023. Photos by @unearth It's exotic, from #Australia Vittadinia gracilis.

    #OzPlants #CentralOtago #NewZealand #VittadiniaGracilis #Vittadinia #MoaFlat

  24. Driving from #Ettrick we stopped on the hill to Moa Flat to inspect an unfamiliar #plant I'd seen on some roadside banks, 26 December 2023. Photos by @unearth It's exotic, from #Australia Vittadinia gracilis.

    #OzPlants #CentralOtago #NewZealand #VittadiniaGracilis #Vittadinia #MoaFlat

  25. Driving from #Ettrick we stopped on the hill to Moa Flat to inspect an unfamiliar #plant I'd seen on some roadside banks, 26 December 2023. Photos by @unearth It's exotic, from #Australia Vittadinia gracilis.

    #OzPlants #CentralOtago #NewZealand #VittadiniaGracilis #Vittadinia #MoaFlat

  26. Driving from #Ettrick we stopped on the hill to Moa Flat to inspect an unfamiliar #plant I'd seen on some roadside banks, 26 December 2023. Photos by @unearth It's exotic, from #Australia Vittadinia gracilis.

    #OzPlants #CentralOtago #NewZealand #VittadiniaGracilis #Vittadinia #MoaFlat

  27. Boxing Day afternoon we drove to Ettrick in search of a #hay display I'd heard about, thanks @dubh ~guess it's this! Plus a view down the hillside on the steep descent from Moa Flat to #Ettrick taken by @unearth

    #Christmas2023 #Santa #HayBales #ChristmasTree #CentralOtago #NewZealand #landscape

  28. Boxing Day afternoon we drove to Ettrick in search of a #hay display I'd heard about, thanks @dubh ~guess it's this! Plus a view down the hillside on the steep descent from Moa Flat to #Ettrick taken by @unearth

    #Christmas2023 #Santa #HayBales #ChristmasTree #CentralOtago #NewZealand #landscape

  29. Boxing Day afternoon we drove to Ettrick in search of a #hay display I'd heard about, thanks @dubh ~guess it's this! Plus a view down the hillside on the steep descent from Moa Flat to #Ettrick taken by @unearth

    #Christmas2023 #Santa #HayBales #ChristmasTree #CentralOtago #NewZealand #landscape

  30. Boxing Day afternoon we drove to Ettrick in search of a #hay display I'd heard about, thanks @dubh ~guess it's this! Plus a view down the hillside on the steep descent from Moa Flat to #Ettrick taken by @unearth

    #Christmas2023 #Santa #HayBales #ChristmasTree #CentralOtago #NewZealand #landscape

  31. Sweet beauty from the public garden at Alexandra in Central Otago, 17 December 2023. New Zealand. Photos by @unearth [edited by me]

    #BloomScrolling #bloom #lily #lilies #penstemon #rose #pink #red #flowers #summer #NewZealand #colour #color #CentralOtago

  32. Sweet beauty from the public garden at Alexandra in Central Otago, 17 December 2023. New Zealand. Photos by @unearth [edited by me]

    #BloomScrolling #bloom #lily #lilies #penstemon #rose #pink #red #flowers #summer #NewZealand #colour #color #CentralOtago