Waitangi Day commemorations were held yesterday, with many senior political and Māori leaders attending events at Waitangi as per the norm. We also advise, along
In October we provided an outline of various mining and oil exploration activities, and Māori responses to these (Pānui edition 24/2013 refers). As an update
Yesterday the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a study on the potential for the development of a fuller oil and gas industry along
This week the Government indicated that Brazil oil company, Petrobras, was exiting its oil exploration activities in New Zealand, and had returned its permit for
On Tuesday the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, released her interim report on the environmental impacts of fracking in the oil and
Last Thursday Energy and Resources Minister, Phil Heatley, announced a consultation process for awarding ‘block 2013’ oil and gas exploration permits was commencing. This process
On Tuesday the (Acting) Minister for Energy, Hekia Parata, released The New Zealand Energy Strategy 2011-2012. This document outlines the Government’s broad energy objectives. Essentially
