Mining in New Zealand began when the Māori quarried rock such as argillite in times prior to European colonisation. Mining by Europeans began in the latter...

have some valuable properties for specialist uses. Coal mining by Europeans commenced in New Zealand during the 1840s. It was conducted using hand tools until...

(Brisbane) in 1850; in Victoria in 1851; in New Zealand in 1861; in South Australia in 1877; in Western Australia in 1883; in Fiji in 1901; in Papua New Guinea...

Westpac New Zealand, known simply as Westpac, is a New Zealand bank that is a subsidiary of the Australian Westpac Banking Corporation. The bank is one...

Zealand related to proposed seabed mining off the Taranaki coast. Trans-Tasman Resources was established in New Zealand in 2007 with headquarters in Wellington...

industry group for the New Zealand resource and mining sectors, believes that the fracking carried out in New Zealand is safe. In April 2012, the Christchurch...

1863 Mining in New Zealand West Coast gold rush Gold Fields (New Zealand electorate) Goldfields Towns (New Zealand electorate) The Wangapeka River, in the...

1957) is a New Zealand entrepreneur known as the founder of Australian mining services company Mineral Resources. Ellison was born in New Zealand. He grew...

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OceanaGold was founded in 1989 in New Zealand, then known as the Macraes Mining Company Ltd. The company commenced gold production at Macraes in 1990. The company...

Religion in New Zealand encompasses a wide range of groups and beliefs. New Zealand has no state religion and freedom of religion has been protected since...

legal system is modelled on the common law of England. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy in which King Charles III is the sovereign and head of state...

incident ranks as New Zealand's worst mining disaster since 1914, when 43 men died at Ralph's Mine in Huntly. It also resulted in the country's worst...

and New Zealand releases only) – 1:57 Side two "The Twilight Hour" – 5:58 "Soul Mining" – 4:50 "Giant" – 9:36 "Perfect" (Australia, New Zealand, Canada...

in New Zealand was celebrated on 28 October 1890, which marked the first anniversary of the Maritime Council, an organisation of transport and mining...

Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely...

is a town in the Waikato district and region of the North Island of New Zealand. It was on State Highway 1 (until Huntly bypass opened in March 2020)...

Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the Denniston Plateau, 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level in the Papahaua Ranges. It is named...

Bannockburn is a small historic gold mining town located outside of Cromwell in Central Otago, New Zealand. The area was first made known as a rich alluvial...

Westport (Māori: Kawatiri) is a town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in 1861, it is the oldest European settlement...

an historic area comprising several former mining settlements in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It was part of the Otago gold rush that occurred...

Party for half a century. In late 2016, the play 'Scarlet and Gold' told the story of the Waihi strike. Mining in New Zealand Roche, Stanley (1982). The...

Seabed Act 2004 resulted in formation of the opposition group KASM, based in Raglan (see also Mining in New Zealand and Sand mining). The area is also home...

customers, mostly in food processing, including for export. The New Zealand Government recognised the importance of coal mining for New Zealand food production...

Kaitangata is a town near the coast of South Otago, New Zealand, on the left bank of the Matau Branch of the Clutha River ten kilometres south east of...

of New Zealand is characterised by an endemic flora and fauna which has evolved in near isolation from the rest of the world. The main islands of New Zealand...

parks of New Zealand are protected natural areas administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The first national parks established in the country...

New Zealand English (NZE) is the variant of the English language spoken and written by most English-speaking New Zealanders. Its language code in ISO...

following lists events that happened during 1841 in New Zealand. The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1841 is 78,400 Māori and 5000 non-Māori...

The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled...