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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
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2735202/sam-neill-honoured-as-new-zealand-wine-fellow-shortly-before-death/ -
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
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2735202/sam-neill-honoured-as-new-zealand-wine-fellow-shortly-before-death/ -
Sam Neill honoured as New Zealand wine Fellow shortly before death https://www.diningandcooking.com/2735202/sam-neill-honoured-as-new-zealand-wine-fellow-shortly-before-death/ #CentralOtago #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #NewZealandWinegrowers #SamNeill #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand
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Sam Neill honoured as New Zealand wine Fellow shortly before death https://www.diningandcooking.com/2735202/sam-neill-honoured-as-new-zealand-wine-fellow-shortly-before-death/ #CentralOtago #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #NewZealandWinegrowers #SamNeill #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand
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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
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638207/new-zealand-winery-nevis-bluff-enters-asia/ -
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
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638207/new-zealand-winery-nevis-bluff-enters-asia/ -
New Zealand winery Nevis Bluff enters Asia https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638207/new-zealand-winery-nevis-bluff-enters-asia/ #Asia #CentralOtago #NevisBluff #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #Nimbility #SouthAmerica #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand
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New Zealand winery Nevis Bluff enters Asia https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638207/new-zealand-winery-nevis-bluff-enters-asia/ #Asia #CentralOtago #NevisBluff #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #Nimbility #SouthAmerica #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand
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#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:
https://zerowaste.co.nz/media-statement-mine-e-waste-for-gold-not-beautiful-landscapes/#SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics
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#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:
https://zerowaste.co.nz/media-statement-mine-e-waste-for-gold-not-beautiful-landscapes/#SolarPunkSunday #NoGoldMining #EWasteRecycling #MetalsExtraction #Electronics
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New Zealand Pinot Noir Report 2025 https://www.diningandcooking.com/2430515/new-zealand-pinot-noir-report-2025/ #CentralOtago #exclusive #highlights #LatestTastings #Magazine:December2025Issue #marlborough #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #PinotNoir #premium #PremiumHome #TastingsHome #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand #WineRegions
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New Zealand Pinot Noir Report 2025 https://www.diningandcooking.com/2430515/new-zealand-pinot-noir-report-2025/ #CentralOtago #exclusive #highlights #LatestTastings #Magazine:December2025Issue #marlborough #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #PinotNoir #premium #PremiumHome #TastingsHome #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand #WineRegions
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Leading NZ producer to move away from fine wine https://www.diningandcooking.com/1980036/leading-nz-producer-to-move-away-from-fine-wine/ #Bannockburn #CentralOtago #FeltonRoad #FineWine #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #NewZealandWinegrowers #PinotNoir #PinotNoirNewZealand2025 #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand
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Leading NZ producer to move away from fine wine https://www.diningandcooking.com/1980036/leading-nz-producer-to-move-away-from-fine-wine/ #Bannockburn #CentralOtago #FeltonRoad #FineWine #NewZealand #NewZealandWine #NewZealandWinegrowers #PinotNoir #PinotNoirNewZealand2025 #Wine #WineFromNewZealand #WineOfNewZealand
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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 -
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 -
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: https://www.citscihub.nz/Phil_Bendle_Collection:Verbascum_virgatum_(Wand_Mullein)
#mullein #weed #flower #summer #yellow #orange #rocky #nature #CentralOtago #NewZealand
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Here we come! A herd of raucous young cattle approached from far away - to stand and stare at us from the fence - bellowing in unison. The noise was unbelievable. We hastily took our last photos and drove away. #Old #stone #cottage #ruin in a #farm #field, Ida Valley, Central Otago. 07 December.
#CentralOtago #NewZealand #FarmAnimals #cattle #herd #IdaValley #valley #OldRuin #heritage #history #rustic #rural #landscape
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Here we come! A herd of raucous young cattle approached from far away - to stand and stare at us from the fence - bellowing in unison. The noise was unbelievable. We hastily took our last photos and drove away. #Old #stone #cottage #ruin in a #farm #field, Ida Valley, Central Otago. 07 December.
#CentralOtago #NewZealand #FarmAnimals #cattle #herd #IdaValley #valley #OldRuin #heritage #history #rustic #rural #landscape
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#Poolburn Moa Creek Road, and an #old #stone #cottage in a #farm #field, seen from the road. 07 December. #Ida Valley. Central Otago, New Zealand.
#IdaValley #CentralOtago #NewZealand #landscape #valley #history #heritage #ruin #OldRuin #rustic #rural
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Lovely #church #building at #Oturehua in Central Otago. #Presbyterian [1925]. Pic taken 07 December. New Zealand.
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Wych elm, Scots elm. I took the photos in the public garden at Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand.. 05 October, with @unearth
A wych elm info page.. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/wych-elm/
#WychElm #ScotsElm #elm #tree #trees #spring #samara #green #foliage #Alexandra #CentralOtago #NewZealand
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#Blossom from the street. #NewZealand 05 October
1 Crabapple, and 2 Cherry. Ranfurly, Central Otago
3 - Echium by a lane at Shag Point
4 - Crabapple I assume, at Ophir #CentralOtago -
#Ranfurly Sacred Heart #Catholic #Church in Central Otago, New Zealand. 05 October.
#CentralOtago #NewZealand #spring #blossom #architecture #brick #BellTower
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We returned from East #Otago via Central Otago and were delighted to find a #street lined with #crabapple trees in #Ranfurly, in full bloom. 05 October. So beautiful, and loud buzzing from all the busy bees working the #flowers
#CentralOtago #NewZealand #spring #blossom #StreetTrees #town #pink #BloomScrolling
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*We can all agree that New Zealand is facing infrastructure challenges, but a shortage of airports is not one of them.*
https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/south-island-doesnt-need-fourth-international-airport-glen-sowry
#tarrasAirport #chc
#tarras #centralOtago #queenstown #zqn
#Aotearoa #climateChange -
*We can all agree that New Zealand is facing infrastructure challenges, but a shortage of airports is not one of them.*
https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/south-island-doesnt-need-fourth-international-airport-glen-sowry
#tarrasAirport #chc
#tarras #centralOtago #queenstown #zqn
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@dialogcrm Whhhaaaaa! That view is right outside our window - it's Breast Hill in the #HāweaValley #CentralOtago #Wānaka
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@dialogcrm Whhhaaaaa! That view is right outside our window - it's Breast Hill in the #HāweaValley #CentralOtago #Wānaka
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#climateNonsense
Build an airport ... because air travel is drowning the airports!"The new reports found Invercargill and Dunedin airports were not good alternatives due to the travel distance to Central Otago and Queenstown (two to three hours), and both were considered vulnerable to climate change inundation."
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#climateNonsense
Build an airport ... because air travel is drowning the airports!"The new reports found Invercargill and Dunedin airports were not good alternatives due to the travel distance to Central Otago and Queenstown (two to three hours), and both were considered vulnerable to climate change inundation."
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"Central Otago ... depends on the efficient movement of people and products, "
Even if that's true - and it ain't- it's an argument for trains before planes
#Tarras #tarrasAirport #chc #zqn #avgeek #degrowth #overTourism #centralotago
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/496807/controversial-proposed-tarras-airport-preferred-runway-alignment-revealed -
"Central Otago ... depends on the efficient movement of people and products, "
Even if that's true - and it ain't- it's an argument for trains before planes
#Tarras #tarrasAirport #chc #zqn #avgeek #degrowth #overTourism #centralotago
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/496807/controversial-proposed-tarras-airport-preferred-runway-alignment-revealed -
Roxburgh in Central Otago, New Zealand. The purple Cotinus (smoke bush) looked superb. Taken 04 Dec 2022 by me, afternoon.
#purple #SmokeBush #Cotinus #tree #Roxburgh #CentralOtago #NewZealand #smoke #landscape #foliage #travel
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Roxburgh in Central Otago, New Zealand. The purple Cotinus (smoke bush) looked superb. Taken 04 Dec 2022 by me, afternoon.
#purple #SmokeBush #Cotinus #tree #Roxburgh #CentralOtago #NewZealand #smoke #landscape #foliage #travel
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"the most challenging environmental issues associated with New Zealand’s pre-pandemic tourism offering remain unresolved"
But #chc airport is still trying to reach take-off speed for its bizarre new international airport idea
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/we-need-to-talk-about-tarras#Echobox=1691264718
#tarrasAirport #tarras #centralOtago
#aotearoa #NewZealand #surplus #airport -
"the most challenging environmental issues associated with New Zealand’s pre-pandemic tourism offering remain unresolved"
But #chc airport is still trying to reach take-off speed for its bizarre new international airport idea
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/we-need-to-talk-about-tarras#Echobox=1691264718
#tarrasAirport #tarras #centralOtago
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#chc Airport company still running a strategy of being coy about its intention to burn fossil fuel in the skies over #centralOtago
City Council finally voted (just) to politely ask what the public's money is being spent on
#otautahi #Christchurch
#aotearoa #newZealand
#climateCrisis #avGeekhttps://www.newsroom.co.nz/public-flying-blind-on-tarras-proposal
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CW: Cooking the planet
"Current efforts to reduce NZ's excessive aviation emissions not enough, researchers say | RNZ News
"National action ... needed to get people to avoid unnecessary travel"
Cancelling the crazy #TarrasAirport plan to fly long-haul planes straight into #CentralOtago would be a great start
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A course in media management... #chc making a news story from putting stakes in the ground
The real story is about the madness of more long-haul flights into New Zealand
A place that "needs" fewer people, better tourists, clean air, and a stable climate
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/490380/tarras-airport-plan-proposed-runway-site-to-be-revealed-soon#TarrasAirport #Tarras #centralOtago #sustainableTarras #wānaka #centralOtago #Cromwell
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CW: Deliberate climate change
"I don't think the public recognises how much danger we're in yet"
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/04/27/nasa-climate-scientist-rallies-against-proposed-tarras-airport/
#tarras #tarrasAirport
#chc #cial #Christchurch
#centralOtago #aotearoa #NewZealand -
"This project should not proceed"
Anti-airport academics ramp up fight against Tarras | Crux - Local News - Queenstown, Wanaka and Cromwell.
https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/anti-airport-academics-ramp-up-fight-against-tarras#tarras #tarrasAirport
#chc #cial #Christchurch
#centralOtago #aotearoa #NewZealand -
Autumn drive to Central Otago today. Glorious!
New Zealand. #CentralOtago #NewZealand
First 2 pics by @unearth -
CW: Climate change wine
The #CentralOtago #chardonnay are really good - this article suggests that #climateChange is the cause
True that our harvest is a full 3 weeks earlier than it was only 15 years ago. That's a huge shift!
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Irony alert!
Christchurch Airport reckons the need to fly wide body jets into central otsgo ... because of climate change damaging the existing coastal airports at Dunedin, Inercargill - and Christchurch maybe???
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lblt7a6EX6FSAkiRUrBKv?si=BGc-5xkKRsyONL50zfSGAg&dd=1#cial #chch #TarrasAirport
#avgeek #tarras #centralotago #Wanaka #wānaka #qldc #Queenstown #Aoteaora #nz #NewZealand #airstrip -
@BigD yes, a clear case for reform of the planning system.
#chc isn't accountable to its own council, playing in #codc #CentralOtago council's space in order to compete with #akl Auckland's airport in #queenstown #qldc
Completely nuts