Coal

Fonterra is typically the country's second biggest burner of coal, but it doesn't expect to get out of the fossil fuel for more than a decade. Chris Kane, Fonterra's director of global engineering and… Audio

Buying coal is back on Genesis Energy's agenda - it says it's necessary to ensure a backup of energy supply this winter and beyond amid a gas shortage.  Audio

Pattrick talks to Kathryn about why the announcement by Qantas that it is going to fly direct to New York from Auckland represents a serious competitive threat to Air NZ. Also why coal-fired… Audio

The tiny Staveley Museum displays a photographic collection that tells the story of the foothills area of Mid-Canterbury including timber milling, coal mining, limestone quarrying, farming and family… Audio

Ohai is today closing the book on its more than century long association with coal.

The small western Southland settlement sprang up around large coal deposits discovered in the 1910s, but its time… Video, Audio

Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast asks if our problems with coal are about supply or demand. Audio

The ACT Party is calling on the government to reverse its ban on gas exploration, saying it will be the fastest way to reduce emissions.

New data shows coal imports were up 41 percent in the December… Audio

Protesters in Christchurch put their bodies on the line today to highlight the environmental impact of coal. Nineteen people were arrested, and five train services were disrupted as the group of… Video, Audio

A Dunedin radio station's copped slack for giving our free coal, just days after the city declared a climate emergency. The stunt by The Hits has been likened to giving our cartons of cigarettes.  Audio

Peter Bielski of Nelson says if export logs were squared up, the bark would be removed and become a resource for us to exploit. Audio

A small town between Hokitika and Franz Josef is home to the largest eggplant-growing business in the South Island. Audio

The coal industry is clawing its way back from the doldrums after the collapse of Solid Energy. Gold mining is prospering in the North Island at least - and could expand further. Undersea mining is… Audio