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There's one resource we all need and it's becoming increasingly scarce.

A bill to give effect to the controversial ban on now offshore exploration is now ready.

Historic clay pipe found on beach near site of explorer's Fiordland hut.

Readers write about government debt; Mike Hosking; judge's failings and the Maori nation

Hundreds intrigued by rocks, crystals, gems - and how club members use them.

Venture will provide ''economic, environmental and employment opportunities'', iwi says.

"New Zealand has stood up to one of the most powerful industries in the world."

GNS wants to further study Zealandia, the submerged continent surrounding New Zealand.

Former English teacher has swapped the classroom for the stars.

Minister says conservation land needs to be protected from bulldozers and diggers.

MBIE appeal could make it easier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Regional Council is remaining staunch on proposed oil and gas prohibition.

NZH Local Focus: Karangahake Gorge mine to reopen for testing.

Todd Corporation has won backing from the Western Australia government for a $6 billion iron ore mining and transport project.

A researcher who has uncovered new insights into New Zealand's ocean environment says seafloor communities need better protection against any future deep-sea mining.

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A rock which is rarer than pounamu and found only in South Westland, is to be investigated to see if it can be sold commercially.

The popularity of a lily-white smile spawned a billion-dollar business for Procter & Gamble. For gold, it's meant only more bad news.

OceanaGold Corp, the gold and copper miner, said its annual profit halved due to low commodity prices and extra costs from its purchase of Waihi Gold Mine.

A company which spent up to $65 million in a failed bid to mine ironsands from the South Taranaki seabed, has applied for a prospecting permit covering a huge swathe of seabed north of Ross.

Most of $8 million the Government is putting into mineral and oil and gas geotechnical studies will be spent on aerial aeromagnetic surveys.

Taranaki oil and gas explorer Tag Oil, of Canada, is expanding into the New Zealand minerals sector through its 49 per cent ownership of a listed Canadian explorer.

Tag Oil of Canada has been awarded five mineral exploration permits to hunt for platinum in the South Island.