PHOTO: SUPPLIEDIt is fair to say that New Zealand is fast becoming a nation of naysayers. The Santana mining proposal is a case in point. Many others, however, express equal but opposite concerns if the Santana proposal fails to actually gain approval. Unless you are into moths, which most of us are unlikely to be, it’s hard to assess a native moth’s true value — in every sense of the word value — to our society. Santana is to be commended for engaging with the public on a scale rarely seen over their mining proposal.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 29, 2026 17:03 UTC