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Nick Smith

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First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 4 reports

DOC mine disapproval ignored

Conservation Minister Nick Smith ignored strong opposition from his department to approve a huge opencast coalmine on West Coast conservation land.The Department of Conservation (DOC) today made public its advice to Smith on whether he should give access ... [Published The Press NZ - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Nick Smith, Mining, Minerals, Bathurst Resources Ltd, Coal

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Coal mining call 'selling NZers short' (Fuseworks)

Youth climate change organisation has slammed the Government's decision to grant Australian coal-mining company Bathurst Resources land-access for coal mining on the Denniston Plateau."We're angry that this Government is imperilling our future for a short-term ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Coal Mining, Nick Smith, New Zealand

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Govt denies conflict of interest with Bathurst Resources

The Government says there is nothing amiss with its connections to a mining company granted access to conservation land on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau.The Greens are criticising the Government's connections to Bathurst Resources citing the Prime ... [Published Newstalk ZB - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Bathurst Resources Ltd, Nick Smith, Wellington (New Zealand)

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Miners, if you can't afford safety then get out

OPINION: Our South Island communities are being courted and consulted a little more vigorously than usual, thanks to an opportunity for the big mining companies to explore our ocean floors for signs of gas and oil.These companies have known for a long ... [Published The Press NZ - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Anadarko (United States), Mineral, Deepwater Horizon, Mining, Oil Spill

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 5 reports

Minister 'ignoring' process over Denniston deal - conservationist

The Minister of Conservation is ignoring public process by pushing through an agreement with a mining company, one day before a law change that would require more consultation on the matter, the Green Party and conservationists say.Yesterday, Dr Nick ... [Published ONE News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Nick Smith, Ignorance, Green Party (NZ), Minerals

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 30 reports

Mining deal will save species - Smith

Nick Smith says the deal with Bathurst will see native species on the Denniston Plateau protected, not obliterated.Read the full story » ... [Published 3 News - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Nick Smith, Species, Mining

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports

Housing plans to be fast-tracked

New housing in the nor-west and West Auckland will be fast-tracked under an accord between the Government and the Auckland Council.Helensville and Hobsonville have been earmarked as areas where residential developments could have approval fast-tracked ... [Published Norwest News - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Auckland, Len Brown, Nick Smith

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Trust Planned: Shared Vision For Mackenzie Basin Welcomed

Shared vision for Mackenzie Basin welcomedConservation Minister Dr Nick Smith and Environment Minister Amy Adams today welcomed a report proposing a way to manage the contentious land intensification, water, landscape, and biodiversity issues in the Mackenzie ... [Published Scoop - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Biodiversity, Nick Smith, Amy Adams

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Bathurst Coal's Project Gets New Zealand Approval

WELLINGTON--New Zealand Conservation Minister Nick Smith Thursday approved a coking coal mining project of Bathurst Resources Ltd. (BTU.NZ) in the country's South Island, which was opposed by environmentalists ever since consents were ... ... [Published Dow Jones Financial Information Services - May 23 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Bathurst Resources Ltd, Nick Smith

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 4 reports

Affordable homes on the way for Bay

Tauranga Community Housing Trust manager Chris Johnstone says a $1.7 million grant for more affordable housing is fantastic. Andrew WarnerA $1.7 million Government grant will provide more affordable housing for some of Tauranga's most vulnerable peo ... [Published Bay of Plenty Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tauranga (New Zealand), Andrew Warner, Hsg New Zealand Corp, Nick Smith

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

ELECTION 2013: Voter turnout sluggish around North Penn area for primary election

It was a typically slow primary election day Tuesday.“We had someone from the election board come out and he said it was slow all around,” noted Franconia resident Nick Smith, who was volunteering for the Montgomery County Republican Party to encourage ... [Published North Penn Life - May 22 2013]

Entities: Sobel, Scott Brown, Elections

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Be Clear On Housing Issues Nick Smith

By Hugh Pavletich |20 May 2013The reason for getting the Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Surveys (www.demographia.com) underway, with the first edition early 2005, was to illustrate clearly that if housing exceeds 3.0 times annual ... [Published Scoop - May 22 2013]

Entities: Nick Smith, Mortgages, New Zealand, Christchurch (New Zealand), Wilson Whineray

Quotes

Back in 2008, current Conservation Minister Nick Smith said, "there can be no question that the number one environmental issue is pollution from increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the destabilising of the earths climate systems." In the same speech, Dr Smith criticised the Labour Government for failing to protect New Zealands unique flora and fauna, saying, "We have more species...

Coal mining call 'selling NZers short' (Fuseworks) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 10 hours ago]

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Coal mining call 'selling NZers short' (Fuseworks) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 10 hours ago]
DOC mine disapproval ignored [Published The Press NZ - 12 hours ago]
Bathurst funding for conservation questioned [Published Radio New Zealand - 12 hours ago]
Mine access hailed and condemned [Published Nelson Mail - 13 hours ago]
More funding wanted from mining company [Published Radio New Zealand - 14 hours ago]
Govt denies conflict of interest with Bathurst ... [Published Newstalk ZB - 15 hours ago]
Govt denies conflict of interest with Bathurst ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 15 hours ago]
Miners, if you can't afford safety then get out [Published The Press NZ - 16 hours ago]
Minister 'ignoring' process over Denniston deal... [Published ONE News - 16 hours ago]
Super City RIP - blame the parents [Published New Zealand Herald - 17 hours ago]
Mining deal will save species - Smith [Published 3 News - 17 hours ago]
Public backs West Coast mine: Smith (NZ Newswire) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 17 hours ago]
'A lot of people' oppose mine [Published 3 News - 20 hours ago]
Bathurst wins access to plateau [Published New Zealand Herald - 21 hours ago]
Denniston mine road access approved [Published Otago Daily Times - 21 hours ago]
Further challenge possible [Published Otago Daily Times - 21 hours ago]
Coal trade positivity after decision [Published Taranaki Daily News - 21 hours ago]
Coalmining could begin by end of year [Published The Press NZ - 21 hours ago]
Housing plans to be fast-tracked [Published Norwest News - 22 hours ago]
Trust Planned: Shared Vision For Mackenzie Basi... [Published Scoop - 23 hours ago]
Bendigo coach banks on speed as key formula to ... [Published Bendigo Advertiser - 23 hours ago]
Scratch and Win with Crompton Lamps [Published Electrical Digest - May 23 2013]
Bathurst Resources gains access approval for Ne... [Published Mining Technology - May 23 2013]
Gwent MPs split in gay marriage vote [Published Campaign Series - May 23 2013]
ACCESS FOR ESCARPMENT MINE GRANTED [Published Mining Business Media - May 23 2013]
Bathurst Coal's Project Gets New Zealand Approval [Published Dow Jones Financial Information Services - May 23 2013]
Conservationists lament Denniston mining decision [Published ONE News - May 23 2013]
Africa special [Published Institution of Electrical Engineers - May 23 2013]

Blogs

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The Bahraini Experience [Published Susan Al Shahri سوسن الشحري - May 21 2013] Published May 21, 2013 - Muscat Daily. Click here to view the column on the newspaper's website. Last week I had the privilege of being invited to Bahrain to participate in an intensive all-female programme focused on the portrayal of women in Arab ...
Musical noise? or noisy music? [Published 3quarksdaily - May 13 2013] by Dave Maier In a previous post I considered and rejected the idea that music and noise (= non-musical sound art) are entirely incompatible – that noise is the very negation of musical meaning. This left open the question of how these things might ...
The First Honest Cable Company [Published The Big Picture Blog - Mar 30 2013] Your Local High Speed Internet & Cable Provider gives it to you straight. Hat tip All Things Digital Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/c48d7fs Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/btuzwt2Hipsters click here: http://tinyurl.com/bpq4gcp Director: Nick Smith Writers: ...
Levin’s Retirement Means Opportunities For Both... [Published The Moderate Voice - Mar 08 2013] Historic Tidbit: 1958 was a very Democratic year nationwide. In fact, only one Democratic member of Congress lost her seat. It was Congresswoman Coya Knutson of Minnesota. Her husband had written a famous”Coya Come Home”letter to local newspapers asking ...
Best Non-Division 1 Players: Click Here for You... [Published Breitbart Feed - Feb 11 2013] After we released the Value Add rankings for Division 1 players, Breitbart Sports received many requests for the best players who do not get full scholarships. If you went to an NCAA Division 1 or 2 school, or an NAIA school, click Control+F to see ...

Press Releases

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Europe’s Largest Roadside Digital Screen Lights... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 01 2013]
Nick Smith with Wipfli to Speak at KC's Event o... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Feb 18 2013]
Chamber TV Opens UK’s First Digital Signage Hyp... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Dec 01 2012]