Mining
PNG MP looks for better terms on miner's license renewal
A Papua New Guinea MP has poured cold water on a local group's attempts to drive an international mining company out of his district. Canadian miner Barrick Gold is seeking a renewal of its licence at… Audio
SLN's woes burden New Caledonia
New Caledonia mining dispute weighs on SLN nickel company. Audio
Fonterra makes moves to cut gas emissions by 30% by 2030
Fonterra says it's making the move away from coal, transfering one of its sites to electricity and abandoning plans for a Waikato mine. Audio
Perth company looks for gold and copper in Bougainville
As the Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville ruminates over whether to allow mining to return to the controversial Panguna site, other mining projects are being contemplated. Audio
Minister and iwi opposed to mining exploration permit
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage isn't impressed a mining exploration permit was granted off the Taranaki coast and within a marine mammal reserve, but the government says its hands are tied. Audio
Mining company given exploration go-ahead
The government has awarded an exploration permit to Ironsands Offshore Mining. The area for the exploration is the seabed inside the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary off the Taranaki… Audio
The power of Veto
We discuss the fallout over Eugenie Sage's decision not to veto a Chinese water bottling company's expanse near Whakatane. Audio
Bougainville president elaborates on 'No' to mining
The President of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has elaborated on why his government is saying no to mining at Panguna indefinitely. Audio
Decision to allow mining 'inconsistent with Act'
Submissions have begun in the appeal against a plan to mine ironsand off the coast of South Taranaki.
Decision to allow mining 'inconsistent with Act'
Submissions have begun in the appeal against a plan to mine ironsand off the coast of South Taranaki.
Pele Navarro: Save Our Schools
Independent indigenous schools in the southern Philippines are under threat. Pele Navarro is in New Zealand representing the Save Our Schools network of Salupongan International, an organisation… Audio
American Samoa's congresswoman visits NZ
American Samoa's congresswoman briefly visits New Zealand. Audio
An ear on your health
A trial of Canaria devices is about to start in mines in Australia, where it will measure for signs of fatigue and send warnings when levels of tiredness reach unsafe levels. Audio, Gallery
An ear on your health
The Canaria is a device that's worn behind the ear and can sense for vital signs and alert the wearer about their state of health. A trial of these devices is about to start in mines in Australia… Audio
Bits+Bytes: Cryptojacking and the heavy-hitters dissing Facebook
'Cryptojacking' is not the latest urban dance craze, but a way your computer or smartphone gets hijacked to mine cryptocurrencies without you knowing. Also why some heavy hitting ex-Facebookers are… Audio
'Everyone wants to see any job opportunity'
One of the new Conservation Minister's first big calls will be to decide whether a proposed coal mine on the South Island's West Coast can go ahead.
Forest and Bird disappointed by Westport mine plans
An environmental lobby group says it's saddened by a decision to allow a mining project to go ahead near Westport. The West Coast Regional Council says consent has been granted, subject to conditions… Audio
March 2019 possiblity for Pike River mine re-entry
The government's forging ahead with its plan to create an agency to work towards a manned re-entry into the Pike River drift - with the possibility that could happen by late next year. Video, Audio
Sonya Rockhouse: Seven years on from Pike River
At 3.44pm on 19 November 2010, an explosion in the Pike River coal mine, 46 kilometres north of Greymouth, and subsequent explosions in the days that followed, took the lives of 29 men, sparing just… Audio
Sef Darby - The Ground Between
Sefton Darby is a consultant working on public policy and natural resource governance issues for a variety of NGOs, governments - including the NZ Government - corporations, mining companies, the… Audio