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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.
Police spent $22,000 for a protest - but nobody turned up
Police had prepared for violent clashes.
New clashes as miners attack Indigenous populations in Brazil
Illegal miners emboldened by support for their industry from President Jair Bolsonaro.
Pike River lessons being applied at Auckland's City Rail Link
Mine workers in Auckland undergo intensive safety training for CRL jobs underground.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Speak up when what's yours is mined
Mining operation underestimated extent of iwi and community determination and resilience.
'With heartbreak': Pike River families accept call on no more funding for recovery
The families said they accept advice that going further would be expensive and complex.
Pike River: More items dragged out for police
"We haven't finished yet," recovery mission leader says.
Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident
Coal miner John Pattinson died reading his Bible.
Ngarewa-Packer's Members' Bill seeks to ban seabed mining
Mining company Trans-Tasman Resources says it is strongly opposed to the Bill.
Rio Tinto chair quits over destruction of ancient Indigenous caves
The mining giant blasted the 46,000-year-old heritage site in May last year.
'Pride and sadness': Pike River team reaches planned furthest point in mine
The agency reached the roof fall, 2.260km up the drift access tunnel, on Tuesday.
Power deal reached: Tiwai life extended to 2024
Threats by mining giant to close led to months of negotiations over Southland plant.
'Parky' asked his son to help him write a book. It wasn't a painless experience
Sir Michael and Mike Parkinson's new book explores the light and the dark of family life.
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.
Iwi, Māori Party condemn intervention in seabed mining case
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says consent for TTR would result in "environmental vandalism".
Protesters shut down mine near Huntly
Some activists were arrested after they chained themselves to an internal gate.
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.
Fact or Fiction: Could NZ become the North Sea of the south?
Could New Zealand be missing out on huge oil and gas potential?
Pike River mine re-entry: Finding human remains possible, recovery boss says
Recovery mission has reached critical point underground.
Election 2020: Judith Collins and the art of cheeky misdirection
Collins and Ardern offered very different visions and styles on the West Coast yesterday.
Opinion | Rio Tinto's chairman must stop digging
Comment: Rio Tinto boss' exit is a victory for shareholder activism.
High Court rules on Cabinet division over chasing gold in Waihi
Environmental group vows to fight on after legal setback over mining waste ponds
Jarden Brief: Demands for resignations grow after Rio Tinto damages Aboriginal site
Scandal highlights importance of ESG investing.
Premium: Proposal to expand Waihī mine met with backlash from conservationists
OceanaGold has revealed proposals to expand it’s Waihī mine, extend operations 2036 and create up to 300 jobs has been met with backlash from conservationists. Video / Michael Craig
Shame on Rio Tinto for its preposterous excuse for blowing up an Aboriginal site
Would ridiculous apology wash if it had blown up Stonehenge?
Cleaning up Waihi: What OceanaGold has budgeted for rehab
A new report finds there could be 1.6m ounces of gold to dig out of the area.
Mining company fined after 7 tonne rockfall seriously injures worker
The digger driver still suffers from the head injuries caused in the slip, three years on.
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.
The $2.1b prize: Waihi Gold gets permit for controversial project
The underground mine is in an area home to the endangered Archey's Frog.
The Road Ahead: What's really happening in the engine room of NZ tourism
From Queenstown to Hokitika, Covid-19 has caused carnage.
Gold Rush: $1.7b vein at Waihi could mean 300 more jobs
Resource review should be good news for jobs in the town
Company wants to mine two million cubic metres of sand off Pakiri coast
Company wants to mine two million cubic metres of sand for Auckland's construction sector.
Future of seabed mining hanging in the balance
Mining company must decide how to proceed with project, opponents vow to fight on.