Oceana Gold are drilling an exploratory hole on private land at Te Rerenga, above the Whangapoua harbour, behind Matarangi. This is the first drilling rig in the area for more than 30 years ...

The company has hired the Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig from Odjfell Drilling’s fleet to drill the two exploration wells. The drilling activities are scheduled to start in April 2025.