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Paparoa Track: Why DoC's newest Great Walk might be its best
In spite of its recent addition, the Paparoa is already the fourth busiest Great Walk.
Bikers and hikers book out the Paparoa 'Great Walk' huts
Cyclists say that opening the track to bikes allows more people to experience it.
Cave Creek disaster 20 years later
Virginia Pawsey says today will be a day to remember her son, who died in the Cave Creek platform collapse, and reflect on the passage of time.
Opencast Pike River mine mooted
Officials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.
Pike River: 'Simple plan' beset by problems
The riches of the Paparoa Range were enticing, but the cost of extracting them was greater than anyone imagined, writes Grant Bradley
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Better to bury failure than risk defeat
Better an utter, total if humiliating backdown than a messy compromise that keeps the mining issue alive into election year.
No open cast mining on conservation land - PM
There will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or Coromandel, John Key assured Parliament today, while under attack over the Govt's mining plan.