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They make our skin crawl, but without some of the creepiest species we share Earth with, our very survival is threatened.

The Government’s three waters reform programme is a “strongly politically-motivated approach” to centralise core functions, says experienced company director John Palmer.

An urgent warning: NZ Labour government moves to seal Pike River mine The New Zealand government’s Pike River Recovery Agency (PRRA) resumed work this week on installing the first of two seals in the Pike River underground coal mine. The Labour Party-led government is intent on ending an underground investigation into the November 2010 disaster in the mine, which killed 29 people. It has brushed aside the objections of the Pike River Families Group Committee, which represents the majority of ...

Stop the New Zealand government’s plan to seal Pike River mine! The Labour Party-led government is racing to shut down the underground investigation of Pike River coal mine. It aims to prevent the recovery of evidence that could lead to prosecutions of those responsible for the disaster which killed 29 workers in November 2010. The Pike River Recovery Agency (PRRA), which has only explored the mine’s drift or entry tunnel, intends to pull workers and equipment out and start sealing the mine...

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The WSWS spoke with writer and poet Fiona Kidman, who for several years has supported the fight by families of the 2010 Pike River mine disaster victims for a full investigation to uncover the precise causes of the disaster, and for justice for the 29 men who died.

SK becomes third-largest shareholder of Li metal battery company SES SK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, has invested an additional US$35.9 million (40 billion won) in SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems), a developer of next-generation lithium metal batteries (earlier post). With this second investment, following the original 30-billion won (US$26.7 million) investment in 2018, SK now is the third-largest shareholder of the advanced battery company, following the CEO of Singapore sovereign...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 9:44 am | Pike River Families Group Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, NZ Police, Pike River Recovery Agency, Police Experts and others. Please find attached the Pike River Families Main Fan Site Recovery Plan, completed May 2021. The Royal Commission of Inquiry pointed towards the underground More >> Friday, 15 March 2019, 1:53 pm | Pike River Families Group Hi everyone - given the interest in our confidentiality agreement in the last fews days we thought we’d make the...

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SUPPLIED Solar farms similar to this could soon become a feature of the Waikatos landscape, as Waikato-Tainui shift to a carbon-neutral way of life and doing business. (File photo) From solar power farms to nurseries and tribal water storage facilities, the Waikato’s main iwi are taking a multi-faceted, proactive approach to surviving impending changes to the Earth’s climate. Waikato-Tainui strategy and relationships manager Manaaki Nepia revealed numerous aspects of the iwi’s game plan ...