CommoditiesDairy auction prices slipDairy prices have slipped at Fonterra's overnight online auction, with the globalDairyTrade index down 2.5 per cent.19 Oct 07:15 PM
CommoditiesKiwi technology helps minersMonitoring gear developed in New Zealand is being used to help doctors assess the vital signs of the miners trapped in the Chilean mine.12 Oct 04:30 PM
CommoditiesNZ microbe to produce ethanol from Chinese pollutionA local biotech firm is set to use its patented microbe technology in China.07 Sep 05:30 PM
CommoditiesTake a deep breath - why the world is running out of heliumA US law means supplies of the gas - a vital component in MRI scans - are vanishing fast.22 Aug 10:45 PM
CommoditiesContinued mining will boost jobs - local MPsDespite environmental concerns persisting, local MPs are hopeful mining in Northland and on the West Coast will boost jobs.20 Jul 05:41 AM
BDBDCommoditiesBrownlee mining dream in tattersThe Govt this morning withdrew its proposal to open up more than 7000ha of conservation land to prospecting and mining.19 Jul 10:40 PM
CommoditiesPeople power forces Govt u-turn on miningThe Govt will today scrap hugely controversial plans to mine some of the country's most pristine conservation land.19 Jul 04:00 PM
CommoditiesMiners broke protocol to fly single aircraftThe search for a plane carrying one of Australia's richest men and the entire board of one of the country's mining companies resumed last night.21 Jun 04:00 PM
Opinion<i>Matthew Lynn</i>: BP should tell hypocritical Americans to take a hikeBP is done and dusted in the US, for a generation at least.08 Jun 04:00 PM
