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Mobil joins petrol companies offering Easter price cuts
Shell, BP, Mobil and Gull have cut petrol prices by up to five cents a litre ahead of the long weekend.
![Anti-mining protesters descend on Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anti-mining protesters descend on Parliament
Around 500 protesters gathered to show their opposition to Government plans to mine the conservation estate.
![Key: Government must prove mining is worthwhile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Key: Government must prove mining is worthwhile
The Prime Minister believes most New Zealanders would support mining on conservation land if the Government can prove it will benefit the country.
![Shell petrol stations now Kiwi-owned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shell petrol stations now Kiwi-owned
Shell's NZ petrol stations are now locally owned, with Infratil and the Super Fund saying that a large chunk of profits will stay in NZ.
![Shell petrol stations now Kiwi-owned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shell petrol stations now Kiwi-owned
Infratil and the NZ Super Fund says they have finalised the purchase of Shell New Zealand in a $696.5 million joint venture deal.
![Kiwis switch off to Earth Hour message](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis switch off to Earth Hour message
Many regions around New Zealand failed to record any power saving at all during this year's Earth Hour.
![Earth Hour not without its grinches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Earth Hour not without its grinches
Earth Hour tomorrow night is intended to unite people and communities against climate change but global warming grinches plan to leave their lights on.
![Mining critics 'ignore the facts' says Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mining critics 'ignore the facts' says Govt
The opposition has seized on an article in the Economist which derides New Zealand's "clean, green" image as the Government continues to deal with fallout after Monday's mining plans announcement.
![<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Our future as oil sheikhs of Pacific](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Our future as oil sheikhs of Pacific
If Govt projections over our petroleum sector bear fruit, NZ could be the oil sheikhs of the Pacific, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
![No open cast mining on conservation land - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No open cast mining on conservation land - PM
There will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or Coromandel, John Key assured Parliament today, while under attack over the Govt's mining plan.
![Great Barrier locals at odds over mining plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Great Barrier locals at odds over mining plan
Some Great Barrier locals say mining will destroy the island's "fragile" environment, while others say the jobs created will be a blessing.
![Kaye says she discussed mining opposition with Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kaye says she discussed mining opposition with Key
The Prime Minister says he is not overly concerned by his Auckland Central MP's stance on mining on Great Barrier Island.
![It pays to shop around for power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
It pays to shop around for power
It pays to shop around for better bottom lines on power bills, new Ministry of Economic Development figures reveal.
![National MP to fight gulf mine plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
National MP to fight gulf mine plan
National MP Nikki Kaye has criticised Government plans to open Great Barrier Island to mining, as have mayors John Banks and Len Brown.
![Mining resources could grow economy - Business NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mining resources could grow economy - Business NZ
Business leaders have urged Kiwis to take a rational approach to the debate over the Government's proposed plans to open conservation land up to mining.
![Govt plans to open 7000h of conservation land to mining](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt plans to open 7000h of conservation land to mining
The Government is proposing to open up more than 7000 hectares of conservation land for mining on Coromandel, and Paparoa National Park on the West Coast.