Examining The Detail’s (RNZ) coverage of mining
On Wednesday the 22nd of November, RNZ’s evening show The Detail broadcast an episode titled Striking gold hits obstacles that focused on mining in Coromandel and the West Coast regions. …
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Miner’s monthly: July 2023
Impacts on mining from National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity In July the Ministry for the Environment published the finalised National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. This policy statement, in …
Miner’s Monthly: May 2023
Strong turnout for West Coast Minerals forum in Westport About 170 delegates attended the 2023 West Coast Minerals Forum at the Westport’s NBS Theatre in mid-may. Forum delegates heard about …
1News: Foreign Investment in Mining
1News ran a story on Wednesday 24 May regarding The Greens’ opposition to Australian company Mineralogy holding prospect and exploration permits in New Zealand.
What is the potential of wood as a replacement for coal?
New Zealand uses a fair bit of energy. The majority of this energy doesn’t come from coal – in 2020, coal made up about 7% of New Zealand’s primary energy supply.
Putting sins on the goat
Scapegoating’s origins lie not so much in Bronze Age Palestine but in human nature. As always though, the Bible’s King James version is beautifully phrased.
How many Clyde Dams would New Zealand need to be 100% renewable?
Given how much hydro is already New Zealand’s largest source of electricity, it’s fair to ask just how much more hydroelectricity the country would need to permanently put coal and gas on the back burner.
A case for new mines on conservation land
A recent opinion piece claimed that “mines continue to destroy public conservation land”. I disagree. For starters, a sense of proportion. Since the Department of Conservation was created in 1987, access arrangements for mines have had a combined footprint of about 3512 hectares, or 0.04% of our country’s 8,838,470ha conservation estate…
Miner’s Monthly: March 2023
Minerals West Coast Forum 2023 Minerals West Coast’s forum is set to be held in Westport on the 17th of May 2023. The lineup of speakers and presentations will allow …
Miner’s Monthly: December 2022
Online campaign clocks 1,000,000+ views A video pushing for miners to retain the right to apply for access to New Zealand’s public conservation land has gathered more than a million …