CommoditiesShell tentative on Great South Basin drillingShell says the earliest it will consider drilling in the frontier deep water Great South Basin will be the summer of 2014-15.25 Sep 07:50 PM
CommoditiesSolid Energy miners head to BeehiveMiners from the West Coast and Huntly who are set to lose their jobs, will converge on parliament today as the company looks abroad for investors.24 Sep 07:51 PM
CommoditiesHundreds of mine jobs lostSolid Energy has proposed to slash 230 jobs at its Spring Creek mine as it can't afford to keep the operation running.24 Sep 06:55 AM
CommoditiesMiners march to ParliamentMiners facing the axe at Solid Energy's Spring Creek and Huntly East operations say a march on Parliament tomorrow is about more than saving their jobs.23 Sep 10:01 PM
BDBDSharesHaier makes cash offer for F&PHaier has offered to buy the 80 per cent of Fisher & Paykel Appliances it doesn't already own for $1.20 a share, valuing the New Zealand company at about $869 million.11 Sep 07:55 AM
CommoditiesAustralia's dark side of the mineCommunity services buckle under the strain of the mining industry's fly-in, fly-out 'parasites', say observers.09 Sep 05:30 PM
CommoditiesSpring Creek march not 'witch hunt'West Coast miners will march through Greymouth today in a fight to keep the Spring Creek mine open. Organisers hope 500 people will join the march, in what could be the biggest protest on the West Coast since the end of native logging.03 Sep 09:14 PM
CommoditiesSeabed mining: Buried treasure, or fool's gold?Could seabed mining boost our economy, or are we out of our depth?26 Aug 08:00 PM
CommoditiesWant cheap petrol? Head to RotoruaAs petrol prices hike to an all-time high, one town's motorists are filling up on the cheapest gas in the country.23 Aug 12:00 AM
