Find out about Te Tapu o Tāne - a new environmental iwi-led charity that's been set up to enhance mahinga kai and whenua connections. This vision is guided by Te Ao Māori, tikanga, rangatiratanga and mātauranga of our tīpuna. A wide range of environmental projects will be initiated to help recover… Read more
Posted: 21 September 2021
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has signed a collaboration agreement with Murihiku Hapu of Ngāi Tahu, that will see them working together to assess and potentially develop a large scale, renewable green hydrogen production project in Southland, New Zealand. The project proposes construction of a… Read more
Posted: 2 August 2021
The following article was published by RNZ reporter Phil Pennington on 1 August 2021 . Tiwai smelter power could be diverted to hydrogen by 2023 … Read Phil's report below: The government has been told Southland could start producing green hydrogen as early as 2023. Various companies are exploring… Read more
Posted: 1 August 2021
On 28 July 2021 Rio Tinto released it's Interim Half Year Results for 2021. The global multi-national mining group has recorded a US$12.1 billion profit for the first six months of 2021 and a record high dividend payout of US$9.1 billion. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said “Government… Read more
Posted: 1 August 2021
The 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross that have been controversially stored in an old paper mill in Mataura have now been removed. Environment Minister David Parker welcomed the news that the last bags of dross were removed from the old paper mill on Wednesday 30th June. “The safe removal means… Read more
Posted: 6 July 2021