#SaveFouldenMaar

#SaveFouldenMaar is a group of concerned citizens who want to see the Foulden Maar near Middlemarch in Central Otago protected. Sign our petition!

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

PETITION: We are calling on the government to #SaveFouldenMaar by rejecting Plaman Resources Limited’s application to purchase the neighbouring farm, which is currently with the Overseas Investment Office. https://t.co/BSPdMOCMhq @nic_rawlence_nz @HelenClarkNZ @kimi_collins

[hamish mcneilly @southernscoop]

Dunedin council buys 'globally significant' Foulden Maar site https://t.co/oQSzdAu5vK

[RNZ @radionz]

Foulden Maar is the site of a crater lake from 23 million years ago with the diatomite of the lake preserving a fossil treasure trove and a climate record covering 100,000 years from that period.

https://t.co/fKYqpqvolC

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

This is the best news I've heard in a while. @DnCityCouncil has bought the 23 Mya Foulden Maar fossil site & will protect it for scientific research. Just goes to show what a public campaign can achieve. https://t.co/cHXM7Oovda @rnz_news @DnCityCouncil @otago 1/2

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

@nic_rawlence_nz @DnCityCouncil @rnz_news @otago Thanks for all your support and advocacy, Nic. A real team effort!

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

“Our goal has always been to ensure Foulden Maar is protected in perpetuity for future generations. To see the mining rights extinguished and agreement for Council to purchase the land is an incredible outcome for everyone involved in the campaign” https://t.co/5JEcaNUIEp

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

BREAKING: We are thrilled with the news that Dunedin City Council has agreed to purchase Foulden Maar, more than three years after launching a campaign to protect the site from being mined by Plaman Resources. https://t.co/5JEcaNUIEp

[Kate Evans @kate_g_evans]

BREAKING NEWS in the Foulden Maar saga: Dunedin City Council has FINALLY reached a deal with the receivers of Plaman Resources to buy the site. Great news for science and the geologists at @otago who have been blocked from the site for 4 years now (1/2)

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

Dunedin City Council says a property valuation for Foulden Maar is expected shortly. Once complete, negotiations to acquire the land will begin. https://t.co/OmSkYO4wqO

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Encouraging news for preservation of Foulden Maar, a 23 million year old, fossil-rich, volcanic crater in Otago: @DnCityCouncil is continuing its efforts to purchase the site & give it long term protection because of its scientific significance. @docgovtnz https://t.co/wdC38REbk4

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

Dunedin City Council says a property valuation for Foulden Maar is expected shortly. Once complete, negotiations to acquire the land will begin. https://t.co/OmSkYO4wqO

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

“The land, near Middlemarch, has been described as the most important terrestrial fossil site in New Zealand, comprising a complete ecosystem, and has been compared favourably with the famous Messel Pit Unesco geopark in Germany.” #SaveFouldenMaar https://t.co/uqAzBql8v7

[Science Media Centre NZ @smcnz]

University of Otago paleontologist Daphne Lee says she and her colleagues are very happy with the Dunedin City Council's move to buy the Foulden Maar site. https://t.co/axy6F3hSs2

[#SaveFouldenMaar @SaveFouldenMaar]

"I think it's really clear from the public that they want to see Foulden Maar saved and it's great to see Dunedin City Council listening to that." #SaveFouldenMaar https://t.co/rlLRfdMmF4

[Phil Barden @Haidomyrmex]

Looks like Foulden Maar – an important fossil site in New Zealand dated to the Miocene – will be saved! Congratulations to all who worked to accomplish this! https://t.co/Kzhdckd8sc

[Tessa Hill @TessaHill15]

Thank you @DnCityCouncil 😇
Dunedin council steps in to protect Foulden Maar https://t.co/oPIvABwtQJ

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Wonderful news that Foulden Maar will be purchased by ⁦@DnCityCouncil⁩ : this 23 million year old fossil trove is a valuable scientific site which should be as @kiwifarah writes “for public good, not pig food”. #SaveFouldenMaar ⁦@kimi_collins⁩ https://t.co/7FEJU33Cre

[Suzanne McFadden @suzemcfadden]

Great news for Foulden Maar - saved from pig fodder! Great work @KiwiFarah
https://t.co/MLzI8NwmSG

[Southern Television @39SouthernTV]

DCC moves to purchase Foulden Maar https://t.co/8M3UNeufa8 #TheSouthToday #NZonAir

[Forest & Bird @Forest_and_Bird]

“What has been incredibly important for us, and I hoped we learnt as a country, is that we must ask the questions and not fall over at the promises of economic growth that always accompany these sorts of proposals.”https://t.co/L9EOsw6Jev

[Farah @KiwiFarah]

I talked to some very happy people last night. The council’s announced ‘desire’ to buy Foulden Maar makes purchase by anyone else unlikely as the threat of compulsory purchase hangs over it. Council has a year to come up with the cash. https://t.co/qPXCuvR1d4