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'Blood money' offer a bad look - Key
The offer of money made to the Pike River families by the mine's former boss doesn't look good, Prime Minister John Key says.
Forest & Bird won't appeal mine decision
Forest & Bird (F&B) has pulled the plug after a two-year legal battle to stop Bathurst Resources' new Buller coal mine.
Pike River reparation a 'moral' issue
NZ Oil and Gas has a moral obligation to pay Pike River families it's claimed - after shareholders yesterday voted not to fork out $3.41m awarded by judge.
NZOG - no Pike River compo
New Zealand Oil and Gas shareholders voted yesterday not to pay reparation of $3.41 million to the Pike River families.
Mayor: Mine approval great for WC
Grey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn says the resource consent approval for Escarpment coal mine on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau is great news for the district.
We did right thing by Pike River - NZOG
NZ Oil & Gas says it's satisfied it "did the right thing" following the disaster at its subsidiary Pike River Coal, as it posts an after-tax profit of $16.7m.
Buller runs out its colours for new coal mine
Westport residents showed their support for a new open-cast coal mine yesterday by decorating the town in the Buller colours of red and blue.
Stockton Plateau rehabilitation slammed
Forest and Bird says efforts to rehabilitate the Stockton Plateau after open-cast coalmining has missed the point, with bright green grass sown rather than restoring the natural tussock landscape.
Bathurst wins access to plateau
Bathurst Resources has cleared another hurdle in its struggle to start coal mining on the Denniston Plateau near Westport but still needs the blessing of courts and faces tough market conditions.
How best to calculate electricity cost?
If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.
Kiwi's 'insane' smoking in underground mine
It was "insane" for a New Zealand-born mine worker to smoke in an underground coal mine in Queensland, a New Zealand coal mining industry boss says.
Brian Fallow: Manapouri power vital resource
When people like the PM talk of an orderly transition to a post-smelter environment, they are talking about the scrapping of generating capacity, writes Brian Fallow.
Elder's extra $250k slammed by Labour
Former Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder will pocket more than $250,000 from the indebted state-owned miner while he remains on its payroll for another four months.