Mining
The Panel with Mike Williams & Ali Jones (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Mike Williams & Ali Jones discuss the latest with the State of Emergency in Dunedin & the four day submission window for the Crown Minerals… Audio
Bougainvillean group sues Rio Tinto over mine destruction
Bougainvillean group sues Rio Tinto over mine destruction. Audio
The Week in Detail: Congestion, divorce, and toxic algae
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Congestion, divorce, and toxic algae
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioThe fights over mining the Coromandel, and more fights to come
Conservation groups, prepare for battle – we're likely to see more mining applications as the country's new chief executive promises economic benefits from going underground. Audio
The fights over mining the Coromandel, and more fights to come
Conservation groups, prepare for battle – we're likely to see more mining applications as the country's new chief executive promises economic benefits from going underground.
AudioDamien 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
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.
AudioNoise, trucks, light pollution: Coastal community concerned about planned sand mine
The company behind a controversial sand mine at Cape Foulwind on the West Coast is now planning to establish another at Mananui, south of Hokitika. Last year, residents expressed their worry about the… Audio
Mining company forced to consult with PNG environmentalists
Mining company forced to consult with PNG environmentalists over plans. Audio
Call for Newcrest to be denied mining exploration licence
We speak with communiity groups in the Namosi region in the highlands of Fiji's Viti Levu who have been trying to stop a mine going ahead there for more than ten years. Audio
"We all dream of going to Banaba" - Phosphate plunders from the Pacific and a forgotten community
The forgotten community of Banaba who were displaced from their homes to the Pacific island of Rabi in 1945, are seeking justice and restoration of their island. Banaba was all but destroyed by over… Audio
"We all dream of going to Banaba" - Phosphate plunders from the Pacific and a forgotten community
The forgotten community of Banaba who were displaced from their homes to the Pacific island of Rabi in 1945, are seeking justice and restoration of their island. Banaba was all but destroyed by over…
AudioMudslide halts rescue of 53 missing in mine collapse in China
A mudslide has disrupted a rescue at a mine in China, where at least two people have been killed and more than 53 people are missing, state media reported.
Million-tonne stash of rare earth minerals found in Sweden
A Swedish minister hailed the find as a way of reducing the EU's dependence on China.
Kiwi couple go sapphire hunting every winter
It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but every winter Lynette Bailey and her husband Gregg Smith leave New Zealand and head to Queenland where they go 12 meters underground. The pair purchased a… Audio
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
The Week in Detail: ADHD, protests, an inland port
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: ADHD, protests, an inland port
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioMining sector safety body says Kiwis still too tolerant of workplace injury
12 years on from the Pike River mine disaster, the Health & Safety body for the sector says there's still too much tolerance for workplace injury. MinEx is funded by the sector, and tasked with… Audio
