Solid Energy says that gas produced from burning coal deep underground in Waikato will help boost our energy security.

Rudd's Government may be the first Australian party in almost 70 years to fail to win a second term.

Australia's biggest gold mine - visible from space and is even said to influence the weather - is set to expand.

A new Government-funded mapping programme has started to lure more oil and gas explorers to New Zealand by putting results on Google Earth.

'Mining cannot co-exist with tourism is an urban myth'.