Save our Springs: Protect Te Waikoropupū
The Save Our Springs campaign (SOS) is urgently stepping up its defence of Te Waikoropupū Springs
These sacred springs are situated in Mohua (Golden Bay) at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. ‘The springs’ contain some of the clearest water in the world. They are considered tapu (sacred) by the Māori people and by many Pakeha (non-Māori New Zealanders). Te Waikoropupū is also an international treasure with many tens of thousands of overseas travellers visiting every year.
The Fast-Track Approvals Bill could destroy this sacred treasure.
Government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill. The Bill enables the Government to bypass the Te Waikoropupū Water Conservation Order which protects the springs.
Our long standing fight to protect Protect Te Waikoropupû
The Save Our Springs Campaign has been a collective journey by many people over the seven years of our existence. Many generous and hard-working people joined us in the waka that is SOS. We want to acknowledge the contribution of these generous people. Without them, SOS would not exist.
“The Unseen”
A new documentary by Tim Firkin and Geoff Reid
The Unseen; is a twenty-two-minute film produced by talented filmmakers Tim Firkin and Geoff Reid. It tells the story of the battle to protect the springs by protecting the tiny unseen creatures that clean the aquifer.
Gold mining in Sam’s Creek
This bypassing will allow what is essentially an arsenic mine at Sam’s Creek in Golden Bay. The arsenic-filled rock will be processed in the Upper Takaka Valley. The rock will be crushed to fine powder and then passed through a chemical mix which includes cyanide to extract the gold.
“ We don’t have the right to ask whether we are going to succeed or not. The only question we have the right to ask is what’s the right thing to do? What does this Earth require of us if we want to continue to live on it? “
— Wendel Berry
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