CommoditiesPR spin costs Solid Energy $48kWell-connected lobbyists Saunders Unsworth worked with Solid Energy, Treasury and Cabinet Ministers to thwart questions about the company's problems.19 Jun 05:30 PM
EconomyDrop tarnishes gold sharesShares in New Zealand and Australia's largest gold producers have bombed in recent weeks, with Australian giant Newcrest Mining shedding A$9 billion ($10.72 billion) in share value.16 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandMayor's firm wins permit for mine probeFar North Mayor Wayne Brown's prospecting company is one of three that has won gold and silver exploration permits worth up to $13 million to Northland even if they don't result in mining.13 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandNorthland mineral exploration clearedThree companies, including one partly owned by Far North Mayor Wayne Brown, have been awarded permits to explore for minerals at five Northland locations13 Jun 02:15 AM
CommoditiesReport queries Treasury responseAn independent review of events leading to Solid Energy's near collapse has raised questions.11 Jun 05:30 PM
CommoditiesSolid energy showed 'lack of respect' - reportSolid Energy withheld financial information from Treasury when challenged on its business plans in what an independent report says was a pattern of disrespect.11 Jun 05:30 PM
EmploymentDenniston mine 'likely to go ahead'The Environment Court will reconvene tomorrow ahead of its final deliberations on whether to allow an open-cast mine to go ahead on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau.11 Jun 08:05 AM
CommoditiesTreasury not fast enough on Solid EnergyAn independent review of events leading to Solid Energy's near-collapse has raised questions over Treasury's response to early warning signs of trouble.11 Jun 12:50 AM
CommoditiesDenniston mine appeal thrown outConservationists fighting a decision to allow an Australian mining company to dig for coal on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau have suffered a major setback today.06 Jun 05:22 AM
OpinionGareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: Govt and miners have learned lessonThe Denniston Plateau deal shows that National and the mining industry have learned their lesson from their last attempt to mine on conservation land.02 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandA watered down modelMining on conservation land, deep-sea oil drilling, subdivisions on unspoilt coastline, cranes in suburbia - they bring protests on the streets and rouse neighbours from their burrows.31 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBryan Walker: Threat of expanded mining too great to justify in dollarsThe priorities are clearly badly wrong, writes Bryan Walker. NZ needs to turn its back on a prosperity resulting in severe threats to the human future and build an economy which flourishes on green energy sources.28 May 05:30 PM
EconomyWaihi mine fight going to courtWaihi residents' groups fighting a company's plans to mine beneath their homes are taking their battle to the Environment Court.27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandGold mine goes beneath homes in WaihiThe company behind a proposed underground gold mine beneath homes in Waihi will appeal against parts of the resource consent.27 May 08:28 AM
CommoditiesEnvironmentalists appeal against Denniston Plateau decisionA High Court hearing gets underway in Christchurch this morning as environmental groups try more ways to stall mining on the Denniston Plateau.27 May 05:48 AM
CommoditiesNewmont sets mid-2014 start for Correnso mineNewmont Waihi Gold hopes to start work on its controversial $1 billion Correnso underground mine around the middle of next year.26 May 05:30 PM
CommoditiesNo inquiry into Solid Energy collapseAuditor General Lyn Provost says she will not carry out an inquiry into what led Solid Energy to the brink of collapse this year.24 May 04:46 AM
New ZealandJohn Key - Denniston Mine Prime Minister John Key talks to Newstalk ZB's Leighton Smith about the Denniston Mine decision.Watch24 May 03:19 AM
CommoditiesBathurst wins access to plateauBathurst Resources has cleared another hurdle in its struggle to start coal mining on the Denniston Plateau near Westport but still needs the blessing of courts and faces tough market conditions.23 May 05:30 PM
CommoditiesDenniston Plateau mine a step closerAustralian mining company Bathurst Resources has passed a crucial hurdle to establishing an open cast coal mine on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau.23 May 02:33 AM
CommoditiesSolid Energy chair fought Govt planSolid Energy ex-chairman John Palmer opposed Treasury's wish to appoint an independent advisor to the company's board last year.21 May 03:05 AM
CommoditiesMining the deep blue frontierWriting in the journal <i>Nature Geoscience</i>, the scientists, backed by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, said rare earth minerals had been found in mud on the ocean floor.16 May 05:30 PM
CommoditiesMining plan: Locals asking is it me next?A decision granting a company permission to mine beneath the eastern part of Waihi has left those on the other side of town worried they could be next, a residents group says.07 May 05:30 PM
CommoditiesConsent granted for Waihi gold mineConsent has been granted for an underground gold mine under a residential part of Waihi, with a Green MP saying those affected will be devastated by the decision.07 May 03:10 AM
