Mining
Winston Peters promises to release more Pike River documents
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has tabled two Mine Rescue reports as he continues to argue that re-entry into the Pike River mine is possible. Audio
New novel set in the slums of gold rush Dunedin
At the start of Jude Thomas' debut novel Southern Gold, we meet the daughter of a privileged girl, estranged from her family. She chooses to live in a seedy part of 1850s Dunedin to raise her… Audio, Gallery
PNG locals pray for ombudsman to monitor Canadian miners
Human rights campaigners in Papua New Guinea are praying that Canada's PM appoints an ombudsman who can monitor PNG's mining sector. Audio
Our submissions were ignored - mining protesters
Thousands of submissions against a proposed seabed mining project in Taranaki are being ignored, opponents say.
Quarry supervisors failing industry exam
More than half of quarry managers sitting a crucial exam are failing, and have missed a deadline to prove they are fit to run a quarry safely.
Regional Snapshot - Westport
A South Island regional spotlight, and we're checking in with Lee Scanlon who is Chief Reporter at the Westport News. It's a balance sheet of gains and losses at the top of the West Coast. Audio
New Zealand's biggest gold miner to expand
Oceana Gold has been given consent to expand its operations in the South Island.
Freeport's new boss pushes Papua expansion deal
Chappy Hakim, a retired Indonesian air force chief who says he knows next to nothing about mining, now heads the local unit of mining giant Freeport-McMoRan.
Chan calls for changes to PNG Mining Act before polls
The Governor of Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province has come out in support of calls for changes to the Mining Act before next year's elections.
Scientists discover world's oldest water
The world's oldest water, which is locked deep within the Earth's crust, just got even older.
Mining expert explains his plan to safely re-enter Pike River
A British mining expert has penned a new plan to safely enter the drift of the Pike River mine. Bob Stevenson tells Checkpoint why he believes re-entry is possible. Audio
Solid Energy says plans for a re-entry to Pike River are reckless
Solid Energy says it is wreckless for uninformed people to claim the Pike River Mine can be safely reopened. It made the comments in a paid advertisement in the New Zealand Herald. Audio
A Striking Truth
The 1986 pulp and paper mill strike in Kawerau were so bitter and divisive, they cast a shadow even now over the town. That's what author and former psychologist Helen McNeill discovered when she… Audio
Onus on Chinese to build dam if large Sepik mine proceeds
The onus is on a Chinese developer to build a safe tailings dam if it proceeds with developing Papua New Guinea's Frieda River mine.
French loan averts New Caledonia plant demise
The Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale says a $US200 million loan from the French state has reduced the risk of it shutting its multi-billion dollar nickel plant in New Caledonia.
More time to have say on seabed mining application
The Environmental Protection Authority has again extended the period for public submissions for Trans Tasman Resources' application to mine ironsands off the Taranaki coast.
Part of Pike River safe to enter - Bernie Monk
A spokesperson for some of the Pike River families plans on writing to the Prime Minister as he believes part of the mine is safe to enter.
Mine expansion threat to rare lizards - DOC
A proposed expansion of the country's biggest goldmine would kill thousands of protected lizards, DOC says.
$46m up-front payment for Solid Energy's coal mines
The buyers of Solid Energy's main coal mines will pay $46 million up front, and could pay as much as $50m extra if coal prices rise.
Bids close on Solid Energy's assets
The defunct state coal miner Solid Energy says bids to buy its assets have now closed.