The government has announced new sites around the country that could potentially be explored for gas and oil.
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Hīkoi to protect NZ's seabeds reaches Waitangi
Opposing the drilling of this country's seabed for oil is the main focus of a protest at Waitangi this year.
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Oil-gas industry delegates confronted by protesters
Representatives of the oil and gas industry are in Auckland for the NZ Petroleum Summit. Today, a march which started at the top of the North Island, arrived outside Skycity in the CBD where the summit was held.
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March against Statoil deep sea oil drilling reaches Dargaville
People of Northland rise up! That’s the chant of a hīkoi that started in Cape Reinga in protest of the government giving Statoil a licence to deep sea oil drill on the west coast.
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Noble Bob Douglas drops anchor
The Noble Bob Douglas drill ship was confronted at sea today by one of the six Oil Free Seas flotilla.
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Flotilla set to confront Anadarko
Some vessels from the Oil Free Seas flotilla have launched out to sea from Auckland, with a protest on the horizon to confront oil company Anadarko's drill ship.
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Anadarko set for deep water drilling off Wellington coast
Last year, American Company Anadarko Petroleum was granted permits to search for oil in the Pegasus Basin off Wellington's coast.
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Tag Oil move onto next stage
Gas and oil giant, Tag Oil has now moved into the next stage of exploration in Dannevirke with drilling now underway.
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Mining consent concerns local iwi
Rangitāne o Tāmaki Nui a Rua are wary of a new mining exploration underway in Dannevirke.