Patrick Phelps
Should miners have access to conservation land?
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins the show once again. Tonight he discusses why miners should continue to have access to apply for conservation land. Audio
A Case for Mining on the West Coast
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast is back again - he wants to talk about the social and economic benefits of mining in New Zealand - higher wages and higher productivity in a country that he… Audio
New Zealand's Climate Change Performance
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again, examining some of the claims being made about New Zealand's performance on climate change in the past 30 years. Audio
Are We Addicted to Coal?
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast asks if our problems with coal are about supply or demand. Audio
Mining and The Biodiversity Crisis
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. Tonight he's looking at mining and New Zealand's biodiversity crisis. With 4,000 at risk species. what's the future of the mining sector in… Audio
Climate Commission and The Mining Industry
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast takes a look at the Climate Change Commission's report from the perspective of the West Coast mining industry and the policies they'd like to see as a result. Audio
Climate Change report puts West Coast economy at risk - Minerals West Coast
Mining interests believe proposals within the first official report from the Climate Change Commission put at risk the economy of the West Coast - and by extension - the whole country.
The new report… Audio
Mining and the Transition to Carbon Neutral
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. Tonight he looks at how the mining industry can transition to Carbon Neutral. What this might mean for the West Coast and indeed, whether… Audio
The Case for Mining on Conservation Land
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. He'll be looking at the issue of mining on conservation land and in areas with sensitive biodiversity values. Audio
Coronavirus: West Coast keen to open up ahead of other regions
Businesses on the West Coast of the South Island say with only a handful of Covid-19 cases, they should be the first to be allowed to open their doors.
The government will set out today what Alert… Audio
West Coast Coal in 2020
Coal has been deemed an essential service during the lockdown. Minerals West Coast's Patrick Phelps explains what coal is being used for in New Zealand today. Audio
Mining On The West Coast
Tonight's after dinner speaker is Patrick Phelps who was for a while our Overseas Correspondent from China. He's back in Aotearoa and back on the West Coast working for Minerals West Coast, a… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Patrick Phelps in China
Our China correspondent Patrick Phelps has just landed back in New Zealand and is in to tell Bryan all about his time in China and what's going on in Xinjiang and the growing protests against… Audio
Nights Over seas Correspondent
This week's oversees correspondent - our man in China - and he is back in China, former R N Z Reporter, now Nanjing Student, Patrick Phelps. Audio
China Bullet - Patrick Phelps
Our China correspondent Patrick Phelps has actually popped back to the West Coast of the South Island for a wee holiday, but he's been keeping an eye on things back in China. Audio
Nights Overseas Correspondent
Patrick Phelps is on the line from Nanjing with the latest from China. In the mix tonight, the trade war with the US. Audio
From the Quiet Life to the Metropolis
We Talk to Patrick Phelps who gave up the quiet life near Haast for the Chinese metropolis of Nanjing. Audio
The Black Caps lose at Lords
The Black Caps are licking their wounds and promising a fight back after losing the first test against England at Lords. Brendon McCullum's side collpased and were all out for 220 in their final… Audio
Dunedin blanketed as snow hits the deep south
Time now for our traffic update, southwesterly storms are causing treacherous driving conditions throughout the south. Audio
Drought has North Canterbury farmers on the edge
While much of the country has been sheltering from the rain during the past few weeks, North Canterbury is in the midst of a relentless drought - and it's taking a toll on farmers and the region's… Audio