Coal Mine
Minister inclined against West Coast mine
29 Nov 2017
The Minister of Energy and Resources is casting doubt on a coal mine proposed for the Buller River upstream from Westport. Audio
New Conservation Minister faces big call on coal mine plan
23 Nov 2017
Stevenson Mining won consent from local councils this week for a coal mine at Mt Te Kuha near Westport. It would employ 58 people and mine 250,000 tonnes of coal a year.
The new government plans to… Audio
New open cast coalmine proposed near Westport
23 Dec 2015
A coal mining consortium has restarted efforts to develop an open cast mine on Department of Conservation land in the lower Buller Gorge near Westport. Audio