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More job lossses for West Coast mine

Company says latest Solid Energy cuts not a 'slash and burn exercise'.

Plunging oil prices hit NZOG

Plunging oil prices have forced New Zealand Oil & Gas to shed workers, prune its board and will lead to the shutdown of an offshore field four years early.

De Beers ramps up diamond sales

De Beers is ramping up diamond sales to cash in on a recovery from last year's slump.

Loss widens to $27 6m at NZ Oil Gas

New Zealand Oil & Gas widened its first-half loss as it wrote down the value of its Tui and Maari investments.

Commodities slump hits miner

OceanaGold Corp, the gold and copper miner, said its annual profit halved due to low commodity prices and extra costs from its purchase of Waihi Gold Mine.

Brian Gaynor: Oil's plunge all about supply and demand

The sharp decline in oil prices is a simple case of economics 101, writes Brian Gaynor.

Historic gold dredge up for sale

The last gold dredge operating on the West Coast is up for sale.

Brian Fallow: Bad news for oil, good news for NZ

Oil prices have hit record lows - and expect them to go lower.

Air NZ soars as oil keeps sliding

New Zealand shares fell following oil-driven weakness in US and European markets, with Nuplex Industries and Sky Network Television while Air New Zealand rose.

Shell reviews NZ operations

Editorial: Tax breaks for oil companies not good look

As the Prime Minister said, "It makes no sense to be calling for emissions restrictions on one hand while subsidising emissions on the other."

The $10 million tank farm fight

Fight over who pays for the clean-up of a heavily contaminated area of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter will go all the way to the Supreme Court.

When I tried to buy crude oil

Oil may be king of the commodities, but its physical form is tough to come by.

Sovereign wealth funds face a rainy day

The 46 countries that have at least one sovereign wealth fund have largely set them up for a rainy day.

Editorial: Councils must stick to their own concerns

The Auckland Council intends to hold a debate and a vote on whether to oppose exploratory oil drilling in an area of seabed off the west coast.

'Time to be greedy' on Oz mining services

Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful - so goes the advice of investment sage Warren Buffett.

Oceana Gold tipped to boost production

Oceana Gold is predicted to boost gold production 30 per cent to 40 per cent by 2017.

Norway down but not out in oil slump

At Bergen harbour, there's a forlorn look about the oil service ships tied up bow to stern.