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Next week's 50th anniversary of the Strongman Mine disaster may be the last opportunity for many to remember the 1967 tragedy.

Actor and film director Ian Mune slammed the Government today as he joined protesters at the Pike River Mine entrance.

Kiwis Against Seabed Mining has been denied charitable status and the accompanying tax benefits as it's considered an advocacy group

DoC says there is significant arsenic, mercury and cyanide contamination of the soil at the Alexander River mine site.

Nineteen men were killed in the explosion at the mine near Runanga on January 19, 1967.

The Pike River Mine controversy took yet another turn today with Parliament's Commerce Committee agreeing to hear submissions on the sealing of the mine.

Humans are marring the coherence of the natural world - by building endless numbers of roads.

Six years after a white-hot explosion in the Pike River Mine, some of the families of the deceased are making it very clear they will

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.

The price for hard coking coal has plummeted US$45/tonne since peaking at US$310/tonne last month.

The very health and safety changes which the Pike River disaster prompted make re-entering the mine difficult, Prime Minister Bill English says.

OceanaGold Corp expects increased gold production at a cheaper cash cost in 2017.

Families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mining tragedy are standing their ground as they protest against a bid to seal off the mine permanently.

Solid Energy's attempts to seal Pike River mine will be met with a road block after the owners of the access road gave the victim's families legal control of the road.

Fewer than half of councils have enough staff trained to respond to marine oil spills.

Gold is finding some support from the uncertainty in Italy that's triggered a bid for haven assets.

Pike River families say a meeting with Solid Energy's new boss over re-entering the mine was "insulting".

The Pike River Mine protest entered its 15th day today, with a second leading mine specialist backing a drift re-entry.

OceanaGold Corp, owner of New Zealand's biggest gold mine at Macraes, is to delist from the NZX at the end of the year to reduce compliance costs.

Allied Concrete this week put that aside in favour of a moral position. We should take note, and applaud.

Taranaki Iwi and environmental groups are bitterly disappointed. "The failings of our government and the failings of DOC especially, means we have to go out and fight these corporations off". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

There is no doubt in Daniel Rockhouse's mind that he and Russell Smith were not the only two who survived the first Pike River mine explosion.

Pike River widow Anna Osborne will continue to self-medicate with marijuana after being told chemotherapy has failed to rid her of cancer.

South Taranaki iwi Nga Rauru feels let down by the Department of Conservation's decision not to submit on a seabed mining application

The President Elect Donald Trump bodes well for farms and coal mines, but trade deals will be left in peril.

The former Pike River safety manager who lost one son in the mine explosion tragedy says tuning in to watch a new tele-doco will be too traumatic.

Solid Energy New Zealand's creditors will get as much as 55 cents in the dollar after the failed state-owned enterprise's mines were sold to three parties.

A Taharoa teenager killed after the quad bike she was on crashed, also seriously injuring her passenger, was a safe driver, locals say.

OceanaGold's Haile mine in South Carolina has been valued at A$1.3 billion ($1.34b) with expectations it's on target to pour first gold by December.