Mining

International experts say re-entering the main tunnel at Pike River mine is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

Mining experts hired by the families of the men who died at Pike River nearly four years ago say re-entering the main tunnel is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

The huge copper mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville, the Panguna Mine, still casts a huge shadow over the province, 25 years after being shut down. The mine was at the centre of the violence that… Audio

Solid Energy says it is still working out whether it is safe to re-enter the Pike River mine because it has legal responsibilities regarding safety of those sent in. Documents from Worksafe released… Audio

Locals from a small Coromandel town are preparing to take protest and court action to stop a company resuming mining in the Karangahake Gorge. Audio

The mining company which owns the Reefton, Macraes and Frasers gold mines in the South Island, is suing the country of El Salvador after it was refused a mining permit to dig for gold there. Audio

Today is the centenary of one of this country's worst mining disasters when 43 men were killed at the Ralph Mine in Huntly. Audio

The main environmental watchdog says mining for phosphate off the Chatham Islands could do catastrophic and permanent damage to the seabed. Audio

The High Court's told a Waikato iwi, Ngati Te Ata, the Crown and a steel company to negotiate how to resolve an historical dispute over mining wahi tapu or sacred grounds where skeletal remains are… Audio

New Zealand director of documentary Cap Bocage, and co-producer of new feature, The Dark Horse, which will both screen during this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio

Chatham Rock Phosphate says its application to mine the seabed off the Chatham Islands can't be compared with a seabed mining project just rejected by the Environmental Protection Authority. Audio

People opposed to seabed mining off the North Island's west coast say if an application to mine is successful, it will open a flood of mining activity. Audio

A permit's been granted to mine for phosphate on the seabed off the Chatham Islands for 20 years. Audio

Parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson takes a look at the push from the National-led government for more mining in New Zealand, and the tensions between creating jobs and revenue, the… Audio

Fishermen on the Chatham Islands are worried by plans to mine the seabed nearby, Nicola Grigg reports. Audio

Can the Chatham Islands cash in on potential mining of phosphate deposits on the sea-bed, Demelza Leslie reports. Audio

The Blackball Museum of Working Class History with Paul Maunder. Audio

Michael Rafferty from the University of Sydney Business School talks about Australia's mining magnates' relation to media, and politics. Audio

Kennedy joins us from the Denniston Plateau near the top of the South Island's West Coast. Home to various native species of flora and fauna, and unfortunately for them a goodly supply of coal. Audio

This week Ideas looks at the controversial phenomenon of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it is dramatically known. Audio