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Rio Tinto's attempt to renegotiate New Zealand's largest electricity contract, for its aluminium smelter at Bluff, comes as the company's chief executive warns of "difficult decisions" ahead.

Australia's resource boom affecting exchange rate for other exporters.

As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush

The Northland's Puhipuhi was where gold was discovered in the 19th century, and might well be found again. Photos by Steven McNicholl