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Greens' bill protecting conservation land drawn from ballot
Metiria Turei's Member's Bill to protect schedule four land has been drawn out of the ballot.
Cut dole to under-30s: Abbott
Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott is considering banning the dole for the under-30s.
Rudd blasts dole ban proposal
Australia's Opposition Leader says cutting the dole for people under 30 would reduce the need for skilled migrants to staff mines.
OceanaGold shares lift on Reefton mine
OceanaGold Corp shares rose as much as 20c at $3.60 on good news emerging from its Reefton gold mine.
Hong Kong company sues BlueScope over failed attempt to buy NZ business
A Hong Kong listed company controlled by billionaire Li Ka-Shing is seeking damages from BlueScope Steel Ltd over a failed attempt to buy a New Zealand iron sands business.
Rulings shatter Rio Tinto's illusion of innocence
It looks as if Rio Tinto knew six months ago there was evidence its staff in Beijing were guilty.
Anti-mining protesters descend on Parliament
Around 500 protesters gathered to show their opposition to Government plans to mine the conservation estate.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Mining compromise? More than a possibility
"Always a possibility" is fast becoming the Prime Minister's stock reply when confronted with tricky-to-answer questions, writes John Armstrong.
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.
Mining on DoC land puts sides at loggerheads
As the Government pushes ahead with plans to open up conservation land for mining, Isaac Davison finds the combination is already causing trouble in the Bay of Plenty.
Blue-green ambitions
Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye's stance against her party's proposed mining on Great Barrier Island is not just political it's heartfelt.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> At last, Key's Govt shows some spine
John Armstrong writes that the backbone displayed by Brownlee and Bennett will please the National traditionalists, but we'll have to watch it bend again in election year.