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Miners broke protocol to fly single aircraft
The search for a plane carrying one of Australia's richest men and the entire board of one of the country's mining companies resumed last night.
<i>Matthew Lynn</i>: BP should tell hypocritical Americans to take a hike
BP is done and dusted in the US, for a generation at least.
The gold mine that swallowed a town
Australia's biggest gold mine - visible from space and is even said to influence the weather - is set to expand.
Mining: Rethink may sacrifice lower-value land
The Govt has signalled it will push ahead with mining on conservation land, even if it backs down on plans to mine some of the most protected areas.
Greens' bill protecting conservation land drawn from ballot
Metiria Turei's Member's Bill to protect schedule four land has been drawn out of the ballot.
OceanaGold shares lift on Reefton mine
OceanaGold Corp shares rose as much as 20c at $3.60 on good news emerging from its Reefton gold mine.
Hong Kong company sues BlueScope over failed attempt to buy NZ business
A Hong Kong listed company controlled by billionaire Li Ka-Shing is seeking damages from BlueScope Steel Ltd over a failed attempt to buy a New Zealand iron sands business.
Rulings shatter Rio Tinto's illusion of innocence
It looks as if Rio Tinto knew six months ago there was evidence its staff in Beijing were guilty.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Mining compromise? More than a possibility
"Always a possibility" is fast becoming the Prime Minister's stock reply when confronted with tricky-to-answer questions, writes John Armstrong.
Mining on DoC land puts sides at loggerheads
As the Government pushes ahead with plans to open up conservation land for mining, Isaac Davison finds the combination is already causing trouble in the Bay of Plenty.
Blue-green ambitions
Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye's stance against her party's proposed mining on Great Barrier Island is not just political it's heartfelt.
<i>John Roughan:</i> Coromandel can bear more mining
John Roughan writes that the Coromandel peninsula's beauty is not exceptional and doesn't warrant particular protection.
Brownlee slams Labour over mining 'hypocrisy'
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee accused the Labour Party of hypocrisy yesterday when he revealed the previous government approved 218 permits for mining on conservation land.
Govt will justify mining by protecting other land - Forest & Bird
The Govt will try to justify mining in conservation land by putting other areas into protection when it announces its plans at 3pm, says Forest & Bird.
PM revises plan to open parks for mining
John Key appeared to hint at a watering down of proposals to open national parks to mining yesterday.