mining

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 January 202503 February 2025

New Zealand’s new mining strategy has a goal of doubling the value of our mineral exports by 2035. The announcement […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 May 202315 May 2023

A select committee will consider the risks and benefits of seabed mining in New Zealand waters. The effects of mining on ocean […]

In the News | Published: 16 May 201916 May 2019

An application to mine a fossil-rich site near Dunedin for animal food has been met with fierce criticism from environmental […]

In the News | Published: 12 April 201813 February 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this morning that the Government would not hand out any new offshore oil and gas […]

In the News | Published: 28 November 201228 November 2012

The release of a much-anticipated report into the oil and gas extraction technique ‘fracking’ has stimulated public discussion on the […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 28 August 201228 August 2012

In the New Zealand Herald Andy Kenworthy takes a look at seabed mining and the EEZ – an issue covered […]

In the News | Published: 20 April 201220 April 2012

The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]

In the News | Published: 19 March 201219 March 2012

The gas and oil extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing – AKA ‘fracking’ – has received increased media coverage in […]

In the News | Published: 13 May 201113 May 2011

Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 03 February 2011

An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]