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There are claims the rejection of another seabed mining proposal will put investors off New Zealand and the country will miss out on significant royalties.

A British study has found most of the world's coal reserves need to be left alone in order to keep global warming within the two-degree safe limit.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges has announced the first $10 million tranche of funding from a cycleways package the Government committed to last year.

A disused motorway flyover in central Auckland is to become a cycleway, in an announcement due from the Government this afternoon.

Chelsea scored in extra time to qualify for the English League Cup football final with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in their second leg at Stamford Bridge.

Aucklanders are about to take part in a debate, over whether they are happy to pay new taxes and motorway charges totalling hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Audio

Māori protesters predict there will be growing opposition now that the Government has granted 15 oil exploration permits to oil and gas companies worth about $110 million. Audio

The Energy and Resources Minister has defended the decision to grant an exploration permit to an American oil company which was recently responsible for a massive oil spill. Audio

The Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges has announced 15 new permits to explore for oil and gas have been awarded.

The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown's agreement with the owners of the stricken container ship Rena damaged its treaty relationship with Maori.

A campaign has begun to have Auckland Council take over the $2 billion lion's share of Vector, a move that would end an annual payout to hundreds of thousands of consumers.

A report into an airport security breach by minister Gerry Brownlee has found the official involved was surprised and unsure of what to do but not pressured, the CAA boss says. Audio

Driverless vehicles and cars that brake by themselves are being hailed as the future of transport in this country.

The taxpayer will fund a civil case against parties involved in the Pike River mine disaster, if its advisors believe such a case could succeed, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio