Petrol prices are likely to remain stable over 2011 but will slowly creep up, say analysts.

Todd Energy is to build a $100m gas-fired power station near Waitara in Taranaki.

NZ has just one inspector to oversee safety in its oil exploration industry.

Many suppliers may never be paid back for giving to the recovery operation at Pike River Coal mine, the Grey District Mayor says.

Receivers for Pike River Coal are making 114 of its employees redundant immediately.

The families of the 29 workers who died in the Pike River mine are calling on the Govt to fund the recovery operation.

Equities on Wall Street began the final five-day trading week of the year on a positive note amid takeover news and optimism about the global economy.

Pike River Coal Ltd, the owner of Pike River mine, has been put into receivership.

State-owned coal miner Solid Energy's plans to turn low-grade Southland lignite coal deposits into massive new industries make no sense and the coal should remain in the ground, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Bells tolled and flags were lowered to half mast today to pay tribute to the 29 miners lost in the Pike River tragedy.

The family of Queenslander Willy Joynson want answers about why dangerous levels of gas were not detected before last Friday's blast.