Category: press releases
New Canterbury coal mine will have a fight on its hands
PRESS RELEASE If a coal miner – today given a green light to purchase sensitive Canterbury land for its coal – thinks it will be able to build a new coal mine it is likely to face serious opposition, Coal Action...
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A major loophole threatens the Zero Carbon bill
Forty-two organisations have written to Environment Minister David Parker about the loophole,...
Read MoreNew climate report a wakeup call for all governments, including NZ
PRESS RELEASE The IPCC report on 1.5˚C should be a wake-up call for the government as it negotiates the Zero Carbon Act with the opposition, says Coal Action Network Aotearoa. The report, just released today, says C02 emissions...
Read MoreTe Kuha protection a “victory for the people, climate change, and great spotted kiwi”
PRESS RELEASE 16 June 2018 The decision to protect a section of the West Coast’s Mt Rochfort Conservation area from becoming a coal mine – announced today by the Government – will come as an enormous relief to a lot...
Read MorePress release: Te Kuha is first conservation test of new Government – Coal Action Network Aotearoa
The first test of whether there has been a real change in conservation policy will be the government’s decision on whether to allow a coal mining company to remove the mountaintop in a West Coast Conservation park, Coal Action...
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Chch council should drop climate deniers from expert review panel
PRESS RELEASE The Christchurch City Council should drop the two climate deniers it recently...
Read MoreLaid-off Stockton mineworkers and West Coast community deserve a future
Press Release The Government must step in to help the 113 mineworkers who’ve been dumped by Solid Energy today – and the communities around them – to begin a discussion about an alternative future for the West Coast that doesn’t...
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New Jobs After Coal report – the future of coal is grim – but a transition to a better economy is underway
Press release The situation for the future of coal in New Zealand is getting increasingly grim by...
Read MoreMining decision a tragedy for Denniston plateau
Press release The news that Bathurst plans to start mining at Denniston on 1 July is a tragedy for the stunning ecology of the plateau, Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA) said today. “Not only is this a tragedy for the...
Read MoreSolid Energy layoffs more evidence coal won’t provide secure jobs
Press release 6 June Further layoffs expected today at Solid Energy’s Stockton mine are a warning that coal cannot be relied on for community prosperity and jobs says Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA). CANA’s new report, Jobs...
Read MoreWhat agreement did the Government make with Indian coal interests?
Statements made in Indian media by Indian Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma after he met with Energy Minister Simon Bridges on 30 January indicate a clear expectation of some kind of deal between the two Governments on coal, said...
Read MoreMinister of Conservation should halt Denniston Plateau mining
Press release Coal Action Network Aotearoa today called on the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith, to not issue Bathurst Resources the DOC consent it needs to enter and operate its planned mine on the Denniston Plateau, in...
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