Mining
Mine blast in Turkey coal mine kills 41
Emergency crews worked through the night trying to reach survivors hundreds of metres below ground.
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
The audacious plan to link the US with Russia
The 'Strait Guys' follows George, and his protégé, Scott, as they join forces with Russian visionaries and dare to try the impossible by connecting the InterContinental Railway through Alaska, to the… Audio
The Panel with Lavina Good and Sam Johnson
Wallace and panellists Lavina Good and Sam Johnson hear from Phil McCabe of Kiwis Against Sea Bed mining who along with Greenpeace presented a 40,000 signature petition to Parliament asking for a ban… Audio
Unknown miner laid to rest in Otago 140 years after his death
A funeral for an unknown Central Otago gold miner will be held this morning.
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
Work underway in Bougainville to reopen controversial mine
Last week the Bougainville Government announced an agreement had been reach with Panguna landowners to re-open the controversial mine. Audio
The conservation promise that mining companies are quietly beating
The government's unequivocal promise of a ban on mining on conservation land has not eventuated. What happened? Audio
The conservation promise that mining companies are quietly beating
The government's unequivocal promise of a ban on mining on conservation land has not eventuated. What happened?
AudioAustralian takeover of Coromandel mine a 'Trojan horse' - conservation watchdog
A commercial mining company has purchased a hobby mine in Coromandel which it says has "significant potential to expand".
Celebrations as seabed mining bid dismissed by Supreme Court
Those who fought tirelessly against the mining of tonnes of iron sands off the coast of South Taranaki believe the end of seabed mining is here.
The Supreme Court decision has dismissed an appeal by… Audio
Kiwi cryptocurrency thriller keeps readers guessing
In her former life, Martinborough-based author Rosy Fenwicke was a doctor who wrote books on the side. She's been a fulltime writer for a year now and won't be going back anytime soon. Her latest… Audio
Calling Home: Cathy Macleay in Punta Arenas
Cathy Macleay emigrated from Christchurch in the late 1960s and started out her life in Chile on the family farm of her late husband, Hugh, but now lives on her own in Punta Arenas. She has four… Audio, Gallery
Nauru urged to reverse deep sea mining push
The Nauru government is being urged to pump the brakes on its reported push to mine the ocean floor within its own exclusive economic zone by 2024. Audio
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
Pacific civil society calls for global ban on deep sea mining
Pacific civil society organisations call for a global ban on deep sea mining. Audio
Age of discovery in deepsea as mining focus on Pacific
Ocean scientists say the importance of providing Pacific governments with accurate data about the potential impacts of deep sea mining cannot be underestimated, as the decision on whether to mine the… Audio
Has a government 'no new mines pledge' driven a gold rush?
In 2017 the government announced there would be no new mines on conservation land. Three years later, the discussion document is still being prepared, with the move parked for now. Audio, Gallery
Rio Tinto CEO, execs quit over blasting of Aboriginal sites
The boss of mining giant Rio Tinto will resign following pressure from shareholders after destruction of some of Australia's oldest heritage sites by the company.
A love letter to the mighty Mataura River
Dougal Rillstone's new book, Upstream in the Mataura details his 70-year fascination for the Mataura River - a river that almost claimed his life in the 1970s - from his childhood in Gore through… Audio, Gallery
