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Fast-track bill: Ministers won't get final say on green-lighting projects
The government has announced changes to the Fast-Track bill, but environmental groups say it isn't enough.
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Minister's mine visits not publicised
Shane Jones visited two mines on Thursday without revealing it until afterwards - then had a private lunch with mining industry representatives.
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How politicians funded their campaigns - and who spent the most
Analysis: What the numbers show about the cost of winning an electorate.
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Damien O'Connor's shock loss in West Coast-Tasman
Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election. Audio
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West Coast-Tasman must stop regional decline, election candidates say
Putting a stop to regional decline was a prevailing theme delivered by West Coast-Tasman's hopeful candidates during an election debate.
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'A massive win': Court overturns decision to allow new coalmine
The Environment Court has overturned a decision to allow the development of a new coalmine at Te Kuha, behind Westport.
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Should miners have access to conservation land?
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins the show once again. Tonight he discusses why miners should continue to have access to apply for conservation land. Audio
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Complex Conversations about the Environment
Audio 30 Aug 2022Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. He believes the manner in which environmental issues, big and small, are dissected in the public discourse (conversations in media, social… Audio
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A Case for Mining on the West Coast
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast is back again - he wants to talk about the social and economic benefits of mining in New Zealand - higher wages and higher productivity in a country that he… Audio
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New Zealand's Climate Change Performance
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again, examining some of the claims being made about New Zealand's performance on climate change in the past 30 years. Audio
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Is The Gold Worth it?
Audio 26 Jan 2022We follow up on our interview from last night with Patrick Phelps about the extension of OceanNAGold's mine at Wharekirauponga in the Coromandel . Lots and lots of you were moved to get in touch - in… Audio
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Is the Gold Worth it?
Audio 25 Jan 2022Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. he's taking a look at the extension of OceaniaGold's mine at Wharekirauponga, 10 kilometres north of Waihi. in the Coromandel which is… Audio
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High price of gold sees surge to prospecting in West Coast
The West Coast of the South Island has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting.
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Economic Alternatives to Mining on The West Coast
Audio 19 Oct 2021Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again to look at how the West Coast might switch its economy from primary and extractive industries, like mining, to the often sugested… Audio
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Are We Addicted to Coal?
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast asks if our problems with coal are about supply or demand. Audio
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Mining and The Biodiversity Crisis
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. Tonight he's looking at mining and New Zealand's biodiversity crisis. With 4,000 at risk species. what's the future of the mining sector in… Audio
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Climate Commission and The Mining Industry
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast takes a look at the Climate Change Commission's report from the perspective of the West Coast mining industry and the policies they'd like to see as a result. Audio
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Climate Change report puts West Coast economy at risk - Minerals West Coast
Mining interests believe proposals within the first official report from the Climate Change Commission put at risk the economy of the West Coast - and by extension - the whole country.
The new report… Audio
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How dirty is NZ coal? Mining lobby faces conservationists
Coal plays a small part in greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand, Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps told West Coast Tai Poutini Conservation Board this month.
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Mining and the Transition to Carbon Neutral
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. Tonight he looks at how the mining industry can transition to Carbon Neutral. What this might mean for the West Coast and indeed, whether… Audio
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The Case for Mining on Conservation Land
Audio 1 Sep 2020Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. He'll be looking at the issue of mining on conservation land and in areas with sensitive biodiversity values. Audio
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Gold Mining in New Zealand
Audio 23 Jun 2020Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. Tonight he takes a look at the gold mining industry. Audio
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West Coast businesses push for earlier end to level 4 restrictions
Businesses on the West Coast say they should be allowed to open their doors ahead of other regions where Covid-19 cases are a lot higher.
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Coronavirus: West Coast keen to open up ahead of other regions
Businesses on the West Coast of the South Island say with only a handful of Covid-19 cases, they should be the first to be allowed to open their doors.
The government will set out today what Alert… Audio
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West Coast Coal in 2020
Coal has been deemed an essential service during the lockdown. Minerals West Coast's Patrick Phelps explains what coal is being used for in New Zealand today. Audio
