Forest and Bird representatives claimed Bathurst Resources Ltd has been "greenwashing" in promoting Stockton coal for its special properties.
Environment
7:12pm
Police are investigating after one of the West Coast's most-photographed landmarks was deliberately dismantled.
Mon, Jun 29
Proposed reforms to reporting laws draw mixed views, with critics warning less frequent data could weaken environmental oversight.
Tue, Jun 23
Danny Hakaraia took action after seeing growing piles of rubbish on private land while on regular dog walks around North Beach.
New Zealand
Sun, Jun 21
Warnings blanket the South Island and lower North Island as heavy rain and strong winds trigger flooding and road disruptions on the West Coast.
Sat, Jun 20
Orange warnings cover Fiordland, Westland, Buller, Grey and Canterbury as an unseasonably warm but unsettled system moves in.
Fri, Jun 19
The West Coast Regional Council has been kept busy dealing with rule-breaking farmers, tyre fires and diesel spilling from a ship that ran aground.
Wed, Jun 17
It comes as the council has struggled to maintain the critical piece of infrastructure in the West Coast town.
Fri, Jun 5
Lightning has already lit up the skies over Nelson overnight, with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain now threatening large parts of the upper North Island.
Heavy rain and strong winds are battering large parts of the country, with Golden Bay in Tasman already recording nearly 280mm in 24 hours and more to come.
Mon, Jun 1
The tiny town of Reefton, on the South Island's West Coast, has decided to take matters into its own hands after losing a critical residential healthcare unit in 2022.
Health
Sun, May 31
A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.
Transport accident investigators have urged all passengers on board to come forward as they gather evidence from Saturday's incident.
A Tasman low is set to end one of the driest Mays on record, bringing rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm nights to much of the country.
Fri, May 29
Tenants face steep increases as Buller District Council shifts to market-aligned rents, forcing some to sell belongings and cut back on basics.
Wed, May 13
Police said the upturned vehicle was located in the Ōtūtū/Rough River at Ikamatua about 10.45am.
Fri, May 8
Strong wind watches expand and heavy rain hits West Coast and upper South Island, with more disruption expected as system moves east.
Warnings extended into the North Island and deeper south as a rapidly intensifying storm system approaches, with damaging winds, flooding rain and more alerts likely.
Thu, May 7
MetService has issued multiple warnings and watches for parts of the South Island, some of which begin later today.
Wed, May 6
Vigilant Standtrue was convicted of seven charges involving four boys aged as young as eight, assaulted with sticks, pipes and farm tools over more than a decade.
Crime and Justice
Tue, May 5
Up to 250mm of rain is forecast for parts of the West Coast from Wednesday, with further heavy rain, strong winds and large swells likely later in the week.
Local agencies strongly advocating for the return of Bailey bridge components to the West Coast after much of the South Island supply was taken north for road repairs.
Mon, May 4
Emergency responders received a 111 call at 3.45pm, with ambulance staff attending to a person before they were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital.
The species was first found at Banks Peninsula in 1951.
Fri, May 1
"This quantity can only be described as commercial," police said about the recovered taonga.
Te Ao Māori
Wed, Apr 22
