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Green MP Metiria Turei

Greens try to stop deep sea drilling

The Greens have launched a campaign to stop deep sea drilling.

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The bill cracks down on anti-mining protests at sea  (file)

Minerals bill amendment passes video

Parliament has passed amendments to the Crown Minerals Amendment Act which restrict anti-mining protests.

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An industry group says there has been a lot of interest in

Environmentalists oppose oil exploration video

The Government has unveiled this year's list of where it will allow oil and gas exploration around the country.

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Vast areas opened for oil exploration

Vast offshore areas and new onshore blocks have been opened for oil and gas exploration, with the government saying the industry could be a game changer.

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The Government is considering a law which will criminalise off-shore protests against oil exploration

Offshore oil protest bill raises ire video

A prominent lawyer and a former Prime minister are condemning plans to criminalise offshore protests against oil exploration.

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The Noble Discoverer was the site of Greenpeace protest

Greenpeace hits back at crackdown video

The Government is cracking down on protesters who are targeting offshore mining operations in New Zealand waters.

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The Government's move to crack down on protests have been slammed by the Labour Party (file)

Protester crackdown 'massive overreaction'

The Government's late amendments to oil and gas drilling legislation to crack down on offshore protests have been slammed by the Labour Party.

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Greenpeace protesting Petrobras' seismic testing off East Cape  (file)

Crackdown on drilling protesters

The Government is planning to crack down on anti-mining protesters with a late amendment to oil and gas legislation.

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Raisama quits Kakapo oil partnership

ASX-listed Raisama Energy has backed out of its 10 percent interest in the Kakapo oil and gas prospect in Taranaki.

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Lucy Lawless

Lawless, Greenpeace dodge heavy fines video

Lucy Lawless has escaped having to pay a huge compensation bill over last year's Greenpeace protest on an oil drilling ship.

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There has been widespread opposition to fracking (file)

Todd Energy downplays fracking risks

Todd Energy says fracking is safe when used at great depth and away from freshwater aquifers.

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A Canadian oil company is interested in Greymouth petroleum (file)

Canadian oil firm's interest in Greymouth

A Canadian oil company has submitted a non-binding expression of interest to New Zealand-owned Greymouth Petroleum.

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Consent for oil drilling could become easier (file)

Consent for oil drilling could get easier video

The Greens says the Govt will make it harder to get a building consent on your own property than to drill for oil out at sea.

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Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce

Govt weighs risks of oil drilling video

The Government's looking at whether it's worth looking for oil on the North Island's East Coast.

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Greenpeace activists hold a banner as they protest against Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic, at a port in Helsinki (Reuters/Markku Ulander)

Shell begins petroleum drilling in Chukchi Sea

More than four years after Royal Dutch Shell paid US$2.8 billion to the US federal government for petroleum leases in the Chukchi Sea, a company vessel on Sunday morning sent a drill bit into the ocean floor.

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New Zealand Oil & Gas has handed back the deep-water Barque exploration permit (file)

Oil company returns exploration permit

New Zealand Oil & Gas has handed back the deep-water Barque exploration permit, off the Canterbury coast, to the government after its partners agreed it was too risky.

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The boxes had to be organised in a particular way for their message to be seen (photo: Greenpeace / Marty Melville)

Greenpeace delivers anti-drilling petition video

Greenpeace and a number of environmental groups carried around 30 boxes holding more than 140,000 signatures which, when stacked, spelt out why they were there and what they wanted.

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Green groups are attempting to change legislation to protect the New Zealand marine environment (file)

Green groups attempt to change ocean bill

Green groups are attempting to change legislation to protect the New Zealand marine environment from carte blanche offshore oil, gas and mining exploration.

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The drilling rig on Stewart Island

Stewart Island drilling divides locals video

Permission to begin drilling in search of oil on Stewart Island has divided the community.

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Green MP Catherine Delahunty says drilling on Stewart Island could damage our clean green image  (file pic)

Stewart Island drilling concerns Greens

The Green Party is concerned at the news an oil company will drill an exploratory well on Stewart Island.

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