Productivity Commission Report Well Balanced And Thoughtful
Media Release - Straterra, the industry association representing the New Zealand minerals sector, has welcomed the Productivity Commissions’ draft report on transitioning to a low emissions economy.
Exports and Energy Security Compromised by Offshore Exploration Ban
New Zealand’s exports and energy security will be compromised by the government’s decision to stop issuing permits for offshore drilling, according to minerals sector industry association, Straterra.
Mining’s potential in regional growth plans
Op Ed - Published in The Dominion Post 12 April 2018
Straterra welcomes decision to grant consent for Te Kuha coal mine
Straterra welcomes the decision from the West Coast Regional Council and the Buller District Council to grant Stevenson Mining a resource consent for the Te Kuha coal mine.
New minerals research institute on the West Coast
A new research institute being established on the West Coast is expected to drive a “paradigm shift” in how New Zealand extracts value from minerals.
Let's Talk About Coal
Climate change and the Paris Agreement place coal - and all fossil fuels - on centre stage.
How do we respond? What do we do globally and in New Zealand, to reduce emissions? Straterra does not claim to have all the answers, but we know good information is essential to good policy, and we hope this resource will contribute to NZ’s policy response. We launched the resource at the AusIMM NZ Branch conference last month and will continue to work on the content.
Mining for the Climate Economy
Let’s add “mining” to New Zealand’s “Pure Advantage”. Minerals are essential to sustainable cities, low-emissions transport, healthy homes, renewable electricity generation, ICT and e-connectedness, and other smart and green technologies, in New Zealand and overseas.