World'Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changerUnlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste.13 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandMajor fuel importer fined $169,000 for using banned firefighting foamBanned firefighting form use at Marsden Pt Oil Refinery attracts heavy fine23 Nov 03:34 AM
World'We have all fallen short': Climate summit ends with no new emissions cutsIt comes after a historic agreement on a compensation fund for poorer nations.20 Nov 05:53 PM
WorldBiden says climate efforts ‘more urgent than ever’ at COP27 summitUS President says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reinforces need to phase out fossil fuels.11 Nov 07:27 PM
World'The Scream' latest famous artwork targeted by climate activistsNorway is a major producer of offshore oil and gas.11 Nov 06:39 PM
WorldWar-triggered gas boom threatens world climate goalThe amount of liquified natural gas projects in pipeline for construction shocks analysts.10 Nov 05:18 PM
WorldWatch: Climate activists throw mashed potato on Monet painting in Germany Climate activists throw mashed potato on a Monet painting, before glueing themselves to the floor at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany. Video / Letzte Generation via TwitterWatch23 Oct 04:41 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWhat's next for oil and gas ban?The Government is set to work on a strategy for decarbonising energy in New Zealand.17 Apr 12:23 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Half-hearted sanctions against Russia have already failedCOMMENT: Putin has been building a fortress economy ever since the annexation of Crimea.23 Mar 01:33 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Kris Faafoi on the government's response to petrol prices reportFocus Live: Kris Faafoi on the government's response to petrol prices reportWatch04 Dec 09:14 PM
PremiumPremiumCommoditiesTamarind: From loophole to cleanup black holeOil company's troubles raise questions for the officials meant to scrutinise the industry.29 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyOil company 'exposed giant loophole' - Energy MinisterMinister seeks assurances on Crown's exposure to company which circumvented usual tests.15 Nov 04:41 AM
BDBDCommoditiesGas halt likely to lift power pricesProduction from the offshore Pohokura gas field is to be cut for a third time next month.14 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldMaduro's reign of economic miseryPresident is facing growing international isolation as he starts his second term in power.11 Jan 04:00 PM
EnvironmentConsent confirmed for dredging at Marsden Pt Oil RefineryThe consents allow Refining NZ to take 3.7 million cubic metres of sand off the seabed.23 Dec 08:45 PM
EnvironmentRainbow Warrior coming to Napier to mark oil and gas banThe Rainbow Warrior sails to Napier later this year as part of the Oil Free Seas Tour.19 Aug 06:15 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanArdern's Orwellian move to ban explorationCOMMENT: Papers reveal the real reason behind decision.08 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Protests at oil industry conference in WellingtonHundreds of people are standing outside access points to TSB Bank Arena to stop delegates getting in. Watch26 Mar 09:26 PM
New ZealandWatch: PM Jacinda Ardern on fossil fuelsPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given the strongest signal yet that the days of oil and gas exploration in New Zealand are numbered.Watch19 Mar 09:24 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Focus: Russel Norman halts seismic blastingThe Executive Director of Greenpeace New Zealand puts his body on the line to stop climate change.Watch11 Apr 01:57 AM
New ZealandGreenpeace target oil ship off WairarapaGreenpeace yesterday intercepted the world's largest seismic oil ship off the Wairarapa coast.14 Jan 03:38 AM
EnvironmentWatch NZH Local Focus: Seabed mining opponents mobiliseSeabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.Watch18 Sep 06:42 AM
BDBDCommoditiesNZOG set to explore prospectNew Zealand Oil & Gas says exploration drilling of the Barque prospect in the Canterbury Basin, which has the potential to be the nation's biggest-ever hydrocarbon discovery, is expected to start in 2017.30 Jul 05:00 PM
CompaniesIran and Saudi moves push oil prices upOil rose after Iran's nuclear accord with world powers left the timing of increased crude supplies from the Opec member uncertain and as Saudi Arabia raised prices for shipments to Asia.06 Apr 05:00 PM
CompaniesMoscow gets junk rating by Moody'sJust over one month since its last downgrade of Moscow's credit rating, Moody's said Russia "is expected to experience a deep recession in 2015 and a contraction in 2016".22 Feb 04:00 PM
EnergyOil futures rally after price slumpOil bulls finally caught a break as prices capped their first weekly advance since November.19 Jan 04:00 PM
CompaniesDrilling giant posts huge lossBoart Longyear has posted a steep loss and says it will review its operations after having slashed almost 3500 jobs in the past year.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionGary Taylor: Secretive regime on drilling dangerousOil and gas exploration plans such as Shell's for Southland should be subject to the rigours of a public hearing, writes Gary Taylor.12 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ should relish Shell's show of confidenceEditorial: Just a year ago, the prospects for oil and gas exploration in this country looked bleak. It is particularly welcome, hence, that Shell has announced it will drill an exploratory well in the Great South Basin.09 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Rena response should leave us more secureEditorial: The final outcome of the Rena grounding was far from the environmental disaster initially forecast.03 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: If we've got oil under our oceans, we need to find itEditorial: If Greenpeace is right, and there's an undersea oil well that could spill 40k barrels a day - then finding it would be very good news indeed.26 Nov 04:30 PM
EnergyOil man: I understand the protestsVeteran New Zealand oilman Rob Jager says he can understand concern over deep water drilling off New Zealand's coast.24 Nov 04:30 PM
EnergyBlow-up over oil blowout studyA Greenpeace-commissioned report shows dramatic blow-out effects of a deep-sea oil spill, but the industry says it's "science fiction".22 Oct 09:05 PM
CommoditiesSearch for oil in NZ hits top gearA report into the oil and gas sector says the "rubber's finally hitting the road" with $2.2 billion about to be spent exploring around New Zealand.01 Oct 04:30 PM
