Press Release – Pike River Royal Commission

Monday 2 April to Wednesday 4 April has been set aside for the final submissions hearings at the Greymouth District Court, Greymouth. Read more »

Press Release – Stockton Alliance

Stockton Alliance’s traineeship operator programme is proving to be a success, with more than 45 local people “graduating” into full time work at Stockton Mine. Read more »

Press Release – Forest And Bird

Forest & Bird today congratulated the Prime Minister for publicly confirming that New Zealanders will get a say in the access approval by the Department of Conservation for Bathurst Resources to build an open-cast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau. Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

The Prime Minister should not be attending the event of a company that is currently applying to mine conservation land, the Green Party said today. “The Prime Minister’s attendance at the opening of foreign owned Bathurst Resources’ new head office … Read more »

Press Release – Bathurst Resources

Modern coal mining company, Bathurst Resources, says the opening of its Wellington office today is further demonstration of its long-term commitment to New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – Forest And Bird

21 March 2012 – Wellington Media release for immediate use from Forest & Bird, Greenpeace New Zealand, Coal Action Network Aotearoa, 350 Aotearoa, Generation Zero, ECO (Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand), WWF-New … Read more »

Press Release – Solid Energy NZ

A survey of native fish in the Ngakawau River and its tributary streams shows Solid Energy’s programme to improve the quality of water leaving Stockton Opencast Mine is succeeding. Read more »

Press Release – Citizens Advice Bureau

Press Release For immediate release CAB says Fuel Poverty an increasing problem for New Zealanders Citizens Advice Bureaux are seeing an increasing number of people who are struggling to pay their power bills says CAB National Research and Policy … Read more »

Press Release – Solid Energy NZ

Solid Energy’s new domestic coal mine, Reddale, has produced its first coal for the New Zealand market. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Confirmation of the sale of Pike River Mine finally gives the West Coast community some certainty about its future but must also result in Solid Energy improving its safety systems, says West-Coast Tasman MP Damien O’Connor. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 9 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose, led by Warehouse Group, which posted its results on a day global equity markets advanced and provided some relief it didn’t reveal carnage from a weak retail market. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 9 (BusinessDesk) – The sale of the Pike River Coal mine was agreed in just the past week after the process stalled last year as interested parties set various conditions on their bids, the receivers say. Read more »

Press Release – EPMU

The sale of Pike River Mine to Solid Energy is good news for mining in New Zealand, says the union representing miners, the EPMU. “We have a history of sound and constructive working relationships with Solid Energy,” says Ged O’Connell, EPMU assistant … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

The Government welcomes the news of the sale of Pike River Mine to Solid Energy, Energy and Resources Minister Phil Heatley said today. “This is a positive step towards a commercial re-opening of the mine. We expect Solid Energy to commit to … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 9 (BusinessDesk) – State-owned coal miner Solid Energy has agreed to buy the Pike River Coal mine for an undisclosed sum. Read more »

Press Release – PricewaterhouseCoopers

PwC Partners John Fisk, David Bridgman and Malcolm Hollis, Receivers of Pike River Coal Limited (In Receivership) today announced they have reached agreement with Solid Energy New Zealand Limited for the sale of the assets of Pike River Coal Limited … Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

7 March 2012 Govt should review its mining and drilling strategy The Government’s proposed changes to the Crown Minerals Act are concerning, the Green Party said today. “With changes to the Crown Minerals Act, the Government is seeking to facilitate … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

March 7 (BusinessDesk) – Solid Energy, the state-owned coal miner, has resumed mining operations at the Spring Creek Mine, which was briefly shuttered last month after a series of safety incidents. Read more »

Press Release – Solid Energy NZ

Solid Energy is helping talented West Coast equestrian Kelsea O’Connor attend and participate in the New Zealand Horse of the Year Show. Thanks to Solid Energy sponsorship, Kelsea and her pony Frankie will travel from Reefton to the Hawke’s Bay Showground … Read more »

Press Release – Solid Energy NZ

Stockton Alliance has taken on four heavy plant mechanical apprentices as part of an apprenticeship programme aimed at creating job opportunities for young locals and a talent pipeline for Solid Energy’s export coking coal operations in Buller … Read more »