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King Coal and the unlikely investment case for more of it
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NZ importing record amount of coal
Coal now fuels more than 10 per cent of the country's electricity as hydro power drops.
Climate change: NZ imported more than million tonnes of 'dirty' coal
Coal imports from Indonesia in 2020 was 1.084 million tonnes, just over one billion kg.
Fossil-fuel move: Coal boilers phased out by 2037
Phase-out starts with ban on new low to medium temperature coal boilers from 2022.
Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident
Coal miner John Pattinson died reading his Bible.
When China battles coal, coal loses
New York Times: China is forcing Australia to realise the coal era is coming to an end.
Locked to train tracks: Activists rail against coal in Dunedin protest
Protesters have stopped a coal train from running by locking themselves to the tracks.
'It's been hard': Pike River families remember those lost 10 years on
The bodies of the men who died at Pike River still lay deep inside the mine.
Ten years on from the Pike River disaster: Nearing the end of the tunnel
Thursday, November 19 marks 10 years since the mine exploded, killing 29 men.
Coal burner ban could lead to rise in imported food
New Zealand may need to import more food if it bans coal boilers too soon, producers say.
Tim Jones: Mining efforts press on with no time to burn
Opinion: NZ Minerals Forum flies in the face of the consensus of a need for change.
Local Focus: Coal versus sustainable energy in Palmerston North
Palmerston North candidates on the dirty and the clean. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Coal or sustainable energy? Business or the environment? Whanganui candidates state their views
Whanganui electorate candidates on energy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Brian Fallow: Lake Onslow hydro storage scheme is no pipe dream
$30m is worth paying to investigate scheme that would help decarbonise energy.
Conservation Comment: Climate change is real
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
Letters: Sins of emission
Why should NZ ride on the backs of the poorest nations so we can have a better lifestyle?
Editorial: Mining a poor solution for Oz strugglers
We say: With life on the planet in the balance, who on Earth would happily play mine host?
Letters: Trade wars' flow-on effects start to show
Around one third of government bonds are now offered with negative interest rates.
Sleepy Ōhinewai welcomes Sleepyhead homes
Ōhinewai School has space for new classrooms to share paddock with alpacas.
Peter Whitmore: Climate change - NZ needs to do better
COMMENT: We need move away from fossil fuels to more sustainable options.
Letters: Know your eviction rights
There are many reasons a tenant may not be able to leave a property by the intended date.
Families of those killed at Pike River wait to witness opening
The official re-entry is due to take place today, after it was postponed.
Men lured to mines, killed by gang who claimed compo on their behalf
Gang members clubbed the men with an axe and stones as well as setting off explosions.
Pike River families' emotional pilgrimage to mine entrance
Re-entry to the mine was delayed yesterday due to safety concerns.
'Like another kick in the guts': Frustration, disappointment at Pike River delay
It's been a long, arduous and emotional journey for the families left behind.
Pike River: Faces of the 29 victims
They were fathers, sons, & husbands. These are the faces of the Pike River 29.
Pike River re-entry: Everything you need to know
Eight years after the explosions that killed 29 men, miners try and recover the bodies
Pike River: Miners ready to recover mates
In just a few weeks, experts will chip off the concrete seal to the mine's entrance.
Glencore, Australia's largest coal producer, pledges to cap global output
Comment: We should not underestimate the significance of the announcement.
Former coal pit planned as mine host for water sports
Former coal mine to be restored back to lake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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This year's worst Xmas gifts: Fitbits, Michelle Obama's book, bum bags
Trade Me is traditionally inundated with users who want to resell unwanted Xmas presents.